Blackout throughout San Diego County
Power outages began to affect several parts of the local region at about 3:40 p.m., including The San Diego Union-Tribune offices in Mission Valley. Here's how it unraveled, according to the social networks.
Widespread power outages across San Diego CountyPower outages have been reported across San Diego County, from San Marcos to San Carlos, including much of the city of San Diego. A San Diego Gas & Electric Co. spokesman said utility officials were trying to determine the source and extent of the outage.The Union-Tribune posted this story during the outage from U-T editor Tom Mallory's netbook. It appears the areas affected are vast, from Southern California to Phoenix to Mexico.
Local utility company SDGE is looking into the cause and released this statement.
- The scope of the outage appears to be affecting tens of thousands of people, according to APS, a utility company in Arizona.
- Officials in Arizona and California are advising safety first.
SDG&E discussed with media on the possible cause of the outage, which has hita large swath of the West.
- So what happened?
RT @SanDiego6: SDG&E reports that "an event" at a transmission line that connects Arizona to California initially caused the wide-spread outage.So what's the status with travel: flights, public transit and roads?
RT @rachelakay: Stay off the roads. Horrible traffic. Cops and sirens everywhere. #blackout
