411 Lose Power In Northridge

NORTHRIDGE, CA — 411 customers lost power in Northridge Thursday, a spokesperson from Los Angeles Department confirmed. For safety reasons, LADWP does not give out the exact areas affected.

As of 4 p.m. Friday, only one customer in Northridge is still affected. Isolated blackouts affecting one customer each occurred throughout the day all over the San Fernando Valley. According to LADWP, outages continue to affect customers in Chatsworth, Reseda, West Hills, Canoga Park, Lake Balboa, Winnetka, and Tarzana as of 4:25 p.m. Thursday.

Crews are still resolving the issue, LADWP said. The cause of the outage is still under investigation.

The blackouts came on a day when thousands around Los Angeles and Ventura counties found themselves without power due to deliberate Public Safety Power Shutoffs from Southern California Edison due to critical fire conditions and strong winds. Northridge found itself sandwiched between a number of communities experiencing large-scale PSPS's estimated to last until at least Friday evening, including a large swath of Simi Valley just outside Chatsworth, near Santa Susana State Park, Moorpark, Fillmore, Sylmar, and many more.

An SCE map shows areas affected. Checkered areas have had their power shut off, while areas in beige may have their power shut off.

LADWP said that as a public utility company, it does not participate in deliberate power shutoffs.

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