Copper Theft Leaves 25,000 without power in Rialto, Ca. (San Bernardino Sun)

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.