September 12, 2005
Utility Error Blamed for L.A. Blackout
A utility error caused a massive L.A. blackout, leaving hundreds of thousands without power across downtown, the Pacific Coast, and the San Fernando Valley.
See: Utility Error Blamed for L.A. Blackout – Yahoo! News
Hundreds of thousands of people were affected by the resulting power surge and outages, which were reported from downtown west to the Pacific Coast and north into the San Fernando Valley.