US power cut leaves 120,000 in dark

Crews were restoring power to thousands of homes and businesses today following a blackout that left a third of San Francisco without electricity on one of the busiest days of the Christmas holiday season.

US power cut leaves 120,000 in dark
Sun, 21 Dec, 2003 - 14:29

Crews were restoring power to thousands of homes and businesses today following a blackout that left a third of San Francisco without electricity on one of the busiest days of the Christmas holiday season.

The power outage started just before 6pm yesterday day when a fire broke out at a major Pacific Gas & Electric Co substation.

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