September 7, 2017 The air sampling currently being conducted next to the Hyde Park explosion which occurred on September 6, 2017 discovered high levels of gas in the vicinity of the electrical vault located at 6421 Brynhurst Ave. LADWP crews have notified LAFD, LAPD and SoCal Gas for further evaluation as the levels detected are […]
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Statement by LADWP Regarding Explosion in Hyde Park Neighborhood Street on September 6, 2017
On Wednesday September 6, 2017, an explosion of a vault was reported at the area of 63rd Street and Brynhurst Avenue in the Hyde Park neighborhood. After the scene was secured and access to the affected vault was allowed by LAFD, LADWP crews conducted an assessment of the area impacted by the explosion. An initial […]
#LAHeat Storm Update: Outage Status
Updated at 8:00 a.m. LOS ANGELES (September 1, 2017) —As of 8:00 a.m. Friday, September 1, 2017, there are approximately 8,000 LADWP customers out of our 1.5 million power customers without power as a result of the record heat storm. LADWP power crews worked all night for the third night in a row to restore power as quickly and safely as possible and […]
WITH RECORD HIGH HEAT PERSISTING AND DEMAND FOR ELECTRICTY BREAKING ALL-TIME RECORDS, LADWP URGES CUSTOMERS TO REDOUBLE EFFORTS TO CONSERVE ENERGY
LOS ANGELES (August 31, 2017) — With a record breaking heat wave persisting across Los Angeles, and a statewide Flex Alert issued for Friday, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) continues to urge customers to reduce their electricity use as much as possible while staying safe. LADWP customers’ electricity use hit a […]
#LAHeat Storm Update: Outages in Boyle Heights Restored
LOS ANGELES (August 31, 2017) — LADWP power crews fully restored power to approximately 11,000 Boyle Heights customers at 5:40 a.m. today; about 800 customers in other parts of Los Angeles remain without power. Staff worked through the night implementing complicated repairs and rerouting power to circuits that are less overloaded in an effort to […]
#LAHeat Storm Update: Boyle Heights Power Outage
LOS ANGELES (August 30, 2017) — LADWP crews are currently working to restore power to approximately 8,270 customers in the Boyle Heights neighborhood who lost power following equipment overloading at the distributing station serving this area. LADWP crews are currently working on rerouting power to circuits that are less overloaded in an effort to restore power as […]
