Crime & Safety
Transformers Trigger Power Outage
Eighty-two homes and businesses in Banning were originally affected by the power outage, but as of today power was restored to most of them, officials reported.
By City News Service
Two transformers are tied to a day-long outage that initially affected 82 businesses and homes in Banning but most of them had their power restored early today, a Southern California Edison spokeswoman said.
Two transformers are tied to a day-long outage that initially affected 82 businesses and homes in Banning but most of them had their power restored early today, a Southern California Edison spokeswoman said.
The outage was reported at 6:11 a.m. Saturday and involved the transformers on the southwest corner of Highland Springs Road, SCE spokeswoman Maureen Brown said.
As many as two SCE accounts still remained without power but most of them had their lights turned back on by 12:40 a.m. today, Brown said.
SCE officials are uncertain what caused a problem to the transformers but repairmen are performing tests on them, Brown said.
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