Claudia Peschiutta
GLENDALE -- It's hard to see a power outage in the dark.
Glendale Water and Power employees thought they had quickly taken care
of all the homes near the Glendale (2) Freeway that lost power when
lightening struck a transformer Tuesday night.
But two neighborhoods with about 20 homes were left powerless for
nearly nine hours after the lightning blew out their electrical
connection, said Bill Hall, electrical services administrator for the
department.
"We thought the service was completely restored, and then we started
getting calls," he said.
The affected homes were without power from shortly after midnight to
about 9 a.m. Tuesday.
One of those who had to sit in the dark was 87-year-old John Becich.
"Other than being in World War II, I've never been out of power that
long," he said.
