Fullerton outage leaves nearly 13,000 without power

Tuesday, July 16, 2019
FULLERTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A power outage affected more than 13,000 Southern California Edison customers in Fullerton Monday night.

The outage started at about 8:39 p.m., affecting as many as 13,902 customers, according to the utility company.
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The outage was centered a couple of blocks east from the Fullerton Downtown Plaza.

A total of 12,788 customers were without power as of 10:13 p.m. By 3 a.m., crews restored power to a majority of the customers affected.

AIR7 HD was overhead as drivers were cautiously navigating intersections, where the traffic lights were out.
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It was not immediately known what led to the outage.

The boundaries of the outage was not clear.
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