Major power outage leaves over 3,000 households without power in Long Beach
The power outage spanned from Anaheim Street to Hill Street and from Long Beach Boulevard to Magnolia Avenue.
The power outage spanned from Anaheim Street to Hill Street and from Long Beach Boulevard to Magnolia Avenue.
An underground power vault fire has left some businesses and homes near Downtown without power for nearly an hour late Saturday afternoon.
A representative from SCE said it is not clear when the power will be restored.
A driver crashed into a power pole near Heartwell Park Friday evening, prompting a power outage in the area and a street closure for a few hours.
The cause of the outage is still under investigation, Southern California Edison spokeswoman Susan Cox said.
According to SCE officials, a total of 2,763 customers were without power at one point.
PCH was briefly shut down in both directions between Redondo Avenue and the Traffic Circle while crews worked to repair the equipment.
The outage started just before 11 a.m. with “equipment problems,” according SoCal Edison spokeswoman Mary Ann Milbourn.
Even the Lakewood Sheriff’s station lost power for a while after the crash took out a utility pole near Bellflower Boulevard and Arbor Road.
Residents in parts of Signal Hill, Cal Heights and Bixby Knolls woke up Saturday morning to a power outage, starting around 7:45 a.m.