Last night was a real blast… Southern California Edison reports that a pole-mounted capacitor bank malfunctioned on Cynthia Street, causing a power outage after a rainstorm with strong gusts of wind on Monday night. A witness reports that there were a series of three that blew up. The second clip in this reel captures the third explosion. The blackout lasted a little over an hour in the Norma Triangle area, affecting residential areas and much of West Hollywood’s Rainbow District along Santa Mon

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