Tracy Press - Power returns after electricity failure

December 2, 2008 Tracy, CA

Power returns after electricity failure

Written by Press staff
Thursday, 14 August 2008
A piece of underground equipment that gave out triggered a power failure that affected 2,088 PG&E customers, including the senior center 'cooling station.' Parks Department worker Shannon Corso (left) leads Nettie Lewis and Betty Smith back to the Lolly Hansen Senior Center after the power came back on. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press A power failure knocked out electricity for a little more than an hour this afternoon to 2,088 Pacific Gas and Electric customers, including the Lolly Hansen Senior Center, which was being used as an air-conditioned haven for seniors to escape 100-degree heat. There were only a couple of seniors at the center when power went out at about 3 p.m. p.m., and they were moved to an air-conditioned room in City Hall, said Rod Buchanan, interim head of the parks department. They returned when power was restored. A piece of underground equipment gave out and sparked the shutdown, said Jeff Smith, a PG&E spokesman. Power was returned by 4:15 p.m., he said. Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Hits: 506 Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments This content has been locked. You can no longer post any comment. You must be logged in to post a comment. Please register if you do not have an account yet.
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