Maintenance crews scrambled to diagnose and repair the cause of an electrical outage affecting thousands of residents in Irvine and Newport Beach along with travelers flying in and out of John Wayne Airport on Friday evening, Aug. 2.
More than 24,000 Southern California Edison customers had lost power as of 7:30 p.m., the utility said on its website; the number later rose to 28,000. The major outage stemmed from a fire that started at 6:18 p.m. in a substation on Jamboree Road, SCE spokeswoman Lois Pitter Bruce said.
[IRVINE, CA] #OCFA is currently in UNIFIED COMMAND with #irvinepd & #sce for a vault fire near Jamboree & Michaelson. This same vault fire may have caused the power outage at #johnwayneairport OCFA is also assisting JWA. For more details, contact JWA PIO. pic.twitter.com/bQR9sFZbMD
— OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) August 3, 2019
Closer look at power outtage in Irvine. Jamboree and Michelson is the culprit. pic.twitter.com/Nh7ZPFuhRv
— Arya 818 (@arya818) August 3, 2019
“We had an incident at a substation, and crews are on their way,” she said. “There was a fire. We have de-energized the station, and will be working to reroute power.”
She said the fire was extinguished at about 8 p.m., and no injuries had been reported, Pitter Bruce said. But traffic lights went out. A motorist reported seeing a transformer that appeared to be on fire at the corner of Jamboree and Michelson in Irvine.
The outage cut power to John Wayne Airport, where a full ground stop was in effect Friday evening, said Deanne Thompson, a spokeswoman for the travel hub. All outbound planes were prevented from taking off, and air traffic controllers planned to divert any inbound flights to alternate airports until power was restored. Anyone who planned to pick up a passenger on board a rerouted plane should call the airline that booked the flight for updates.
No this is not a 3rd world country. Power is completely out at John Wayne Airport in Orange County. How is there no emergency lights or back up generators in place. This is something like I have ever seen before. Be better. pic.twitter.com/0HlrNmnwWy
— Jonathan Coachman (@TheCoachrules) August 3, 2019
Backup power was activated at JWA by 8:10 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Jon Muir said.
Representatives for SCE estimated that power would be restored at about 6 a.m. Saturday in an update on their website.
We are aware of an @SCE power outage in the Culver/Michelson area. Northbound Jamboree closed; @IrvinePolice officers are hand-directing intersections. Travel with caution. Get outage updates @ https://t.co/PMtoOwjCxk
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— City of Irvine (@City_of_Irvine) August 3, 2019
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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