San Diego hit by major power failure - US news - msnbc.com

SAN DIEGO — A major power failure hit a large part of Southern California on Thursday, including San Diego, the nation's eighth-largest city.

The problem, which extended into Mexico's Baja peninsula, cut electricity to millions of people, including 1.4 million in San Diego.

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. officials said there was a problem with a transmission line between Arizona and California and that two units at the San Onofre nuclear plant north of the city went offline as a result.

The utility officials told a news conference that they were unsure how long it would take to restore power but said electricity might be out in some areas into Friday. They said the priority was to get power back into central San Diego, then out to substations and to customers.

They said there was no indication that the problem was the result of a terrorist attack.

San Diego police spokeswoman Andra Brown said that 13 police stations were without power but were able to continue operating and taking 911 calls by using generators.

At the San Diego airport, no outbound flights were going out, but inbound flights were still coming in. There was no estimate on how long flights are being delayed; passengers were advised to check with their airline before coming to the airport.

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