NATION : Electrical Fire Puts D.C. in the Dark
Four blocks of downtown Washington office buildings were without power today after an early-morning fire knocked out six major electrical feeder cables.
About 170 customers were without power, ranging from small businesses with a few employees to entire buildings with thousands of workers, according to Potomac Electric Power Co. spokesman Eileen Griffin. Among offices in the blacked-out area were those of the CBS News Washington bureau, MCI Communications corporate offices and the Federal Communications Commission. Service was expected to be off most of the day.
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