WINDS BEAR DESTRUCTION, POWER OUTAGES HIT AREA.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Daily News Staff Writer Gale-force winds toppled a tree Tuesday in Valencia that destroyed a new car, knocked down power lines that ignited a brush fire in Castaic and cut electricity to hundreds of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, homes. National Weather Service equipment clocked gusts at 44 mph in the Newhall area, prompting a wind advisory on the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. , where motorists were warned to avoid traveling in ``high profile'' vehicles such as big trucks and motor homes, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the California Highway Patrol. The winds began diminishing by late afternoon, but are expected to whip up again today, according to the weather service. Warm temperatures will continue with the high reaching about 69 degrees. About 2 p.m. Tuesday, high winds knocked over a pine tree on Avenue Scott in the Valencia Industrial Center. The tree crushed a brand-new Saturn car, said Gail Ortiz, spokeswoman for the city of Santa Clarita. A half-hour earlier in Castaic, downed power lines sparked a 15-acre brush fire northwest of the Pitchess Detention Center. The blaze burned in light brush, but was contained within two hours, said Mark Whaling, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La . Power outages also hit the area, cutting electricity to 3,761 customers, including the Pitchess county jail complex and the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. Distribution Center in the Valencia Commerce Center, said Glen Becerra, region manager for Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. Co. In Saugus, 30-second power outages plagued the area when wind blew wires together, causing them to automatically shut down. Workers tightened the slack in those wires to avoid further power cuts, Becerra said. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion