https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11770247/Oakland-Airport-halts-flights-power-outage-50-000-without-power-Bay-Area.html
Oakland goes dark as fire rips through
California power substation following
a series of targeted attacks on across
US: Flights are grounded and 50,000 residents
are plunged into darkness as officials
launch investigation
Daily Mail (UK), by Hope Sloop
Original Article
Posted By: Imright, 2/20/2023 1:01:27 AM
A major power outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation shut down the Oakland Airport in Northern California Sunday evening. More than 50,000 customers in the Bay Area were impacted and flights out of the area were halted after a fire broke out at a Pacific Gas and Electric substation around 1pm. Photos and videos posted on social media show stranded passengers at the airport waiting at their gates and to get through security which was shut down for hours. A representative for PG&E confirmed the widespread outage on Twitter just after 2.50pm Pacific Standard Time and say they are 'currently investigating the details.'