Power Outage Snarls Local Traffic

Tuesday, July 21, 2009–

A power equipment failure at a Moorpark substation created a large power outage that affected over 70,000 local customers on Tuesday afternoon.

The outage hit at 3:42pm and nearly everyone had power restored by 6:00pm.

The vast majority of customers had power restored within a few minutes, but traffic lights were out on PCH for substantially longer, bringing traffic to a walking speed both there and north on Malibu Canyon Road.

A Socal Edison spokesman said the affected areas were Malibu, Agoura, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village and Calabasas. The Lost Hills sheriff’s station reverted to generator power.

Responses to “Power Outage Snarls Local Traffic”

1. Super JoeJuly 26th, 2009 - 11:13 am

   Whoa…lucky that I was out of town

2. Chris JJuly 29th, 2009 - 8:26 am

   I had some friends experiencing power outage that day. It wasn't fun for them!

3. AllanJuly 31st, 2009 - 4:11 am

   Tell me about it. I was there all the time without power in our home.

4. Dennis_CAugust 2nd, 2009 - 11:15 am

   Phew…thanks heavens, the ordeal is over.

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