Alameda Power Out

Power was out across Alameda this afternoon, apparently due to the weather. The second outage lasted about an hour, with power returning at around 7:45 p.m. Action Alameda News asked Alameda Municipal Power for an update on how many residents were affected and for how long. Earlier, at around 12:30 p.m., in an un-related incident, this reporter observed a residential electrical service wire – the overhead wire running from the street to the house – in west-central Alameda sparking and smoking in the rain. Fire crews responded and turned off the power to prevent a fire, and the tenants and property owners were notified.