A power outage that affected thousands of residents along the Lake Jackson Drive area near Manassas, and drivers on nearby roads who faced dark signal lights at intersections, was blamed on a failed switch.
A padmount switch, a transformer mounted on the ground, failed, Dominion spokeswoman Charles Penn confirmed.. The failure left area residents without power and heat on a night when a frost advisory had been issued and temperatures dipped into the 30s.
The lights at area homes went dark about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday and was restored at 9:30 this morning, Penn added.
Police were notified about dark signal lights in the area of the outage:
*UPDATE – POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED 10:56 a.m.* Drive safe everyone. #TrafficAlert https://t.co/PXKsw9ARuH
— Prince William Co PD (@PWCPoliceDept) October 26, 2016
Traffic signals have been affected at several intersections due to power outage in PWC. #TrafficAlert pic.twitter.com/L1YBfw7Sae
— Prince William Co PD (@PWCPoliceDept) October 26, 2016
