CABLE BLAMED FOR POWER LOSS TWO-HOUR OUTAGE LEAVES 14,000 IN THE DARK IN PARTS OF GLENDALE.Byline: Susan Abram and Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writers GLENDALE - A power outage Noun 1. power outage - equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" power failure equipment failure, breakdown - a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" darkened dark·en v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens v.tr. 1. a. To make dark or darker. b. To give a darker hue to. 2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy. 3. Glendale streets during rush hour Tuesday, leaving some 14,000 customers without power and trapping some office workers in elevators, authorities said. A faulty underground cable along Glenoaks Boulevard was to blame for the 5:30 p.m. outage that affected neighborhoods north of the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. to Montrose, said Glendale city spokesman Ritch Wells. Glendale Water and Power was able to restore most electricity by 7:30 p.m., Wells said. Officials at the utility could not be reached for comment. ``Nobody was hurt, but we did have a number of rescues from elevators in office buildings near the Montrose area,'' said Glendale Fire Capt. Bill Lynch Bill Lynch is the college football head coach for the Indiana Hoosiers. He also coached the Ball State Cardinals football team from 1995 until 2002. His most successful season was 1996 when the Cardinals participated in the Las Vegas Bowl. . Guests at the Glendale Hilton left their dark rooms and congregated in the lobby, which was lighted by backup generators. ``Just the fact that (the guests) were not aware of what the cause was was a big concern,'' said Linda Norman, general manager at the hotel. Hotel staff called guests in rooms to explain the situation. The power outage was sporadic and affected homes and businesses over a wide area of the city. Classes were cancelled at Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
Student John Dunlap did not notice the outage on his drive in from Sherman Oaks, until he arrived at the parking lot. ``I'm like one of those people who goes to every class, so it's kind of strange for me,'' he said. Earlier this year, the city experienced a series of power outages, including a widespread outage on Election Day. Officials said the problem had been caused after an animal, possibly a raccoon raccoon, nocturnal New World mammal of the genus Procyon. The common raccoon of North America, Procyon lotor, also called coon, is found from S Canada to South America, except in parts of the Rocky Mts. and in deserts. , got into a transformer and caused it to short-circuit on March 8. Two new transformers were purchased for more than $1 million by the GWP GWP Global Warming Potential GWP Global Water Partnership GWP Gift With Purchase GWP Guinea-Bissau Peso (currency code: now GNF) GWP German Wirehaired Pointer (dog breed) GWP Gross World Product . One transformer is being installed at the Grayson Power Plant. Wells said Tuesday's outage was unrelated to that project. ``The installation of the two new transformers will help to eliminate these problems,'' Wells said. Susan Abram, (818) 713-3664 susan.abram(at)dailynews.com |
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