Posted AT 12:51 AM EST on 15/07/08
Power outage sends Vancouver into 'chaos'
VANCOUVER — An underground circuit fire is being blamed for a blackout that struck parts of downtown Vancouver on Monday, shutting off traffic lights, nixing automatic banking machines and even affecting the Internet.
B.C. Hydro spokeswoman Susan Danard said there was a circuit failure and fire in a major underground cable on the 500 block of Richards Street just before 9 a.m. Monday.
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