CES: Power Outage Reported At Las Vegas Convention Center

LAS VEGAS, NV - A bit of irony emerged from the second day of the the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The annual technology convention that showcases new products in consumer electronics was without any power on Wednesday morning.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said that a transformer failed. The outage caused a surge in the system. The outage was confined to the central hall and south hall bridge meeting rooms.

"A preliminary assessment indicates that condensation from heavy rainfall caused a flashover on one of the facility's transformers," LVCVA said of the outage's origin.

The show announced on Twitter at 11:30 a.m. that power was out inside the Las Vegas Convention Center. Last year's convention in Las Vegas drew over 184,000 attendees, 4,000 companies, and 1,200 speakers. The 2018 convention began on Tuesday and last until Friday.

This is a breaking news story, check back for updates.

UPDATE (1:09 p.m.): CES reported that power was restored to Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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