Cable Failure Causes Brief Power Outage
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A third of Seal Beach was without electrical power for a brief time Tuesday after an underground cable failed, authorities said.
Though phones were temporarily out of service at City Hall, there were no serious problems, police said.
About 1,300 customers, mainly in Old Town and Marina Hill, were affected by the 11 a.m. blackout, said Steve Hansen, a spokesman for Southern California Edison. Power was restored by 1 p.m.
The outage reportedly did not interfere with City Council elections. Voting is done by manual punch cards.
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