Copper theft leaves 25,000 without power in Rialto
Posted: 08/26/2011 08:44:49 PM PDT
The theft of copper wire caused 25,000 people to lose power Friday afternoon in Rialto, Lytle Creek and parts of Fontana.
The outage was reported around 4:35 p.m., said Mashi Nyssen, spokeswoman for Southern California Edison. Someone got into one of the substations and stole the wire, she said. Repair crews responded and restored the power by 6:15 p.m.
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