Crow Causes Studio City Power Outage That Lasted More Than 12 Hours

STUDIO CITY, CA - A crow that flew into a 34,500-volt circuit breaker caused equipment failure at a power distribution station and knocked out electricity to about 15,500 customers in the Studio City and Valley Village areas today.

The outage was reported about 8:45 a.m. at Distributing Station 57, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

Late this afternoon, there were numerous traffic signals without power, and Los Angeles Department of Transportation personnel were directing traffic, according to the LADWP.

"As of 7:30 p.m., we've restored power to about 11,000 customers in the Valley Village and Studio City areas," Amanda Parsons of the LADWP said. "There are still about 4,210 customers who remain without power."

Parsons said crews were working to repair the damage to Distributing Station 57 and restore all power. Full power was expected to be returned by about 11 p.m., she added.

--City News Service; Image via Shutterstock