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Underground fire causes Electrical Power Outage Across a Wide Area of Santa Monica Thursday

The area of the power outage appears to be North of Wilshire, South of San Vicente, and West of 11th Street, in zip codes 90403 and 90402.

Electrical power was out across a wide area of Santa Monica Thursday afternoon beginning just after 2 PM. Power was restored to some areas just after 5 PM Pacific standard time.

Ground zero for the power outage appeared to be an underground fire in an electrical vault. Edison crews were working in the alley on Arizona Avenue between Lincoln and Seventh Street. The Chase bank at seventh and Wilshire closed early as did the coffee bean and tea leaf on Ninth Street.

The area of the power outage appears to be North of Wilshire, South of San Vicente, and West of 11th Street, in zip codes 90403 and 90402. The area in question is serviced by Southern California Edison (SCE).

 

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