Cable Malfunction Causes Power Outage
A Southern California Edison electrical cable malfunctioned Friday afternoon, causing a power outage that affected 3,517 customers, company officials said.
The outage occurred about 3:30 p.m. and power was restored by 8 p.m. to all but 125 customers, said Glen Becerra, an Edison spokesman. Service to the remaining customers was expected to resume by 3 a.m. today.
The area where the outages occurred is a residential neighborhood between Port Drive and Mandalay Beach Road and West 5th Street and Channel Islands Boulevard.
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