The Region - News from Nov. 18, 1985
A blackout left a 10-block area without lights, causing traffic signals to malfunction and home burglar alarms to activate, police said. A faulty underground cable caused the early-morning power outage in an area bounded by Santa Monica and Hollywood boulevards, Wilton Place and Kingsley Drive. Electricity was restored in less than two hours, when Department of Water and Power workers repaired the faulty cable.
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