Crime & Safety
Update: Electrical Vault Fire Causes Outage in Newport Beach
Power was fully restored early Monday, according to Southern California Edison.
An electrical vault caught fire Sunday and left an area of Newport Beach without power, a fire official reported.
The incident was reported about 11:42 a.m. near the intersection of Via Oporto and Via Lido, according to Jennifer Schulz, of the Newport Beach Fire Department. About 188 customers were originally affected by the power outage, but as of 9 a.m. today power was fully restored.
"Power was restored to all customers early today," said David Song, spokesman for Southern California Edison.
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A farmer's market was taking place Sunday when the explosion occurred and was temporarily evacuated after a witness called 911 and reported hearing an explosion coming from a manhole.
"It was a startling scene when the explosion below ground rattled and pushed above ground the manhole cover," said Mark Anderson, manager of the farmer's market. "Fortunately no one was hurt."
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The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
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