Large Portion of Los Angeles Loses Power

A major portion of Los Angeles (search) lost power Monday afternoon and officials said early indications were that a power line was accidentally cut. Outages were reported from downtown to the coast and north into the San Fernando Valley (search), according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. A Los Angeles Fire Department official said it appeared a line somehow had been cut.

Terrorism was not suspected, according to police Sgt. Catherine Plows, though the Los Angeles Police Department went on “full tactical alert,” meaning no officers were allowed to leave duty.

Traffic was snarled at intersections throughout the city when stoplights went dark.

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