OXNARD : 10,000 Affected by Brief Power Outage
A power outage in Oxnard left 10,129 residences and businesses without electricity for 22 minutes Tuesday.
The outage occurred at 12:18 p.m. when a large circuit breaker at an unstaffed Gonzales Road substation exploded for unknown reasons, interrupting electrical service to all of north Oxnard, said Millie Paul, a Southern California Edison Co. spokeswoman.
Edison is investigating the cause of the explosion, Paul said.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
