LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. (CNS) – A transformer failure at a Southern California Edison substation in the Norwalk/Downey area led to a widespread power outage in the area Tuesday, but a spokesman for the utility said most customers had their power quickly restored.
The outage occurred sometime after 2 p.m., although the cause was not immediately known. SCE spokesman Jeff Monford told City News Service it was unclear how many customers were impacted by the outage or how quickly electrical service would be fully restored.
“We know that every outage is a hardship (and) crews are working as quickly as they can to safely restore power,” Monford said.…