California fire causes outages at Oakland International Airport, leaves 50K customers without power
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A fire at a power substation in California left an airport and 50,000 residents without power. The fire caused power outages in Oakland and Alameda.
The fire caused power outages in Oakland and Alameda. Pacific Gas & Electric's website estimated power would be restored by mid-evening. Spokespeople did not immediately respond to a phone call seeking comment.
The Oakland International Airport, which serves about 170 flights a day, lost power for nearly two hours, spokesman Robert Bernardo told the San Francisco Chronicle. A few security lines remained open for screening, KNTV reported. Social media posts showed large crowds of people gathered at airport baggage claim.
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