Short Circuit Leaves 800 Without Power
A short circuit in an underground cable at a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power facility in Northridge left about 800 San Fernando Valley customers without power for several hours Wednesday evening.
The power facility in the 10900 block of Tampa Avenue, near Nashville Street, developed a short circuit about 6:10 p.m., apparently the result of faulty cable insulation, department spokesman Ed Freudenburg said.
Repair crews had restored power to about 200 customers by 9 p.m., Freudenburg said. The affected area was bounded roughly by Celtic Street on the north, Los Alimos Street on the south, Topeka Drive on the east and Des Moines Avenue on the west, Freudenburg said.
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