Off-Site Electrical Issue Triggers Sporadic Outages, Stuck Elevators at LAX

Off-Site Electrical Issue Triggers Sporadic Outages, Stuck Elevators at LAX
Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Jan 2, 2022. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
City News Service
11/26/2022
Updated:
11/26/2022
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LOS ANGELES—An electrical issue off the grounds of Los Angeles International Airport triggered sporadic outages at one of the nation’s busiest airports Nov. 26, resulting in over a dozen stuck elevator calls, authorities said.

The outages and stuck elevator calls began at about 11:30 a.m., according to Los Angeles World Airports spokesman Heath Montgomery. No injuries were reported, and the exact number of persons trapped was not known.

“There have been no disruptions of flights and the airfield is fine,” Montgomery said.

The electrical problem also caused a sporadic outage of traffic lights at the airport, prompting a call for extra traffic officers, he said.

“It’s a good time of the day [for the outage],” Montgomery said. “It’s pretty slow, this time of day.”

Montgomery said Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews were at the airport working to resolve the issue.

“We have backup generators at our facilities,” he said.

The airport posted on Twitter at 1:23 p.m. that traffic lights were restored in the Central Terminal Area.