Thu. Nov 21st, 2024

Our readers have reported a possible underground explosion that resulted in the evacuation of a local restaurant, Tacos Sinaloa, and loss of electrical power in the adjacent neighborhood affecting almost 1,000 households.

Edison has advised residents that they may be without power until 7:30 p.m. tonight. The loss of power started just after 4 p.m.

Pictures taken by our readers indicate that Edison, the SAPD and the OCFA have responded to the scene.

Such incidents have occured in Huntington Beach several times in the past few years. The most recent incident happened in Huntington Beach in 2019 when a restaurant owner suffered severe burns and brain damage when an underground transformer exploded during an Oktoberfest celebration.

Bernie Bischof, owner of Old World German Restaurant, filed a negligence lawsuit against Edison after that explosion.

We still don’t know the details of what happened in Santa Ana this afternoon but will update this post as the facts come in.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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