CABLE SHORT BLAMED FOR AREA BLACKOUT.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Daily News Staff Writer A faulty underground cable cut power Friday to more than 800 businesses, darkening 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. the entire Valencia Industrial Center as well as portions of the Town Center mall Town Center Mall may refer to:
Phones were silenced at midmorning mid·morn·ing n. The middle of the morning. , computers screens blank, cash registers quiet and traffic signals dark. It took 59 minutes to locate the problem and repair the cable, said Don Kincaid, operations superintendent for Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Edison's local office. Dani Alexander decided to take an early lunch break rather than sit around waiting for the power to return at the manufacturing company where she works. She wasn't alone, coming across a crowd at 11 a.m. gathered at B & B Catering's hotdog stand on Avenue Scott. ``I'm not really hungry yet, but it was dark inside, the air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. went off, none of the machines were up,'' Alexander said. The 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" affected businesses along McBean Parkway to Valencia Boulevard, extending east to the Saugus Metrolink station. Train service was not affected, but lights and change machines were off, Kincaid said. Power went out at 10:32 a.m. and was restored at 11:08 to about 600 of the 808 businesses, Kincaid said. It took little more than 20 minutes more to bring electricity back to the eastern edge of the industrial park and to some traffic signals on McBean. Kincaid said the faulty cable will be analyzed to determine the cause of the outage. Possibilities include stress from wear and tear or moisture intrusion. |
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