UPDATE 3-Silicon Valley conserves power after substation damaged by gunshots…(More “Grey Terror!!)
Reuters.com
Tue Apr 16, 2013
* Rifle shots fired at substation early Tuesday morning
* AT&T cables also cut, incidents believed linked
* Grid operator calls for electricity conservation
By Rory Carroll and Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 (Reuters) – A Silicon Valley power substation was damaged after rifle shots were fired at it early on Tuesday morning, leading the California grid operator to call for electricity conservation.
Electricity in the tech capital has not been interrupted so far, as residents and businesses have responded well to the call to save power, said Steven Greenlee, a spokesman for the state grid manager.
Gunfire was heard about 1:46 a.m. at the Metcalf substation on the southeast outskirts of San Jose, according to Kurtis Stenderup, a spokesman for the county sheriff. Investigators later determined a high-powered rifle had been used, and they are treating the damage as an act of vandalism, he said.
About a quarter of an hour before the shots, someone cut fiber optic cables belonging to AT&T, located about a half-mile from the power station and due to the close timing and proximity, investigators believe the incidents are linked, he added.
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