Map shows power outage in Calif., Ariz., Mexico
Map shows power outage in Calif., Ariz., Mexico
Adelita Zamora, 14, carries bags of ice from the Albertsons supermarket, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 on Carlsbad Village Dr. in Carlsbad, Calif. A major power outage knocked out electricity to more than 2 million people in California, Arizona and Mexico on Thursday, taking two nuclear reactors offline, leaving people sweltering in the late-summer heat and disrupting flights at the San Diego airport. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Don Bartletti) NO FORNS; NO SALES; MAGS OUT; ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER OUT; LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT; VENTURA COUNTY STAR OUT; INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN OUT; SAN BERNARDINO SUN OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT, TV OUT
A San Diego police official directs traffic after a power outage Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in San Diego. A power outage is affecting millions of people across southern California, Arizona and Mexico. San?Diego Gas & Electric Co. Darcel Hulce said that crews Thursday believe the outage was caused by a system breakdown and assured people it was not the result of a terror attack. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Deborah Springs shops in a convenience store for food items after a power outage Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in San Diego. A power outage is affecting millions of people across southern California, Arizona and Mexico. San?Diego Gas & Electric Co. Darcel Hulce said that crews Thursday believe the outage was caused by a system breakdown and assured people it was not the result of a terror attack. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Jasmin Carrillo of San Diego sits with her daughter Devine, 1, after being stranded downtown during a power outage Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in San Diego. A power outage is affecting millions of people across southern California, Arizona and Mexico. San?Diego Gas & Electric Co. Darcel Hulce said that crews Thursday believe the outage was caused by a system breakdown and assured people it was not the result of a terror attack. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
SAN DIEGO (AP) ? Utility officials say more than a half-million customers have power back in California, Arizona and Mexico after a massive outage knocked out power in a region of almost 6 million people.
Nearly 180,000 of the homes and businesses with power restored are in Mexico.
San Diego Gas & Electric Co. officials say they're continuing to work towards fully restoring power to the region. The blackout began shortly before 4 p.m.
The investigation into the blackout's cause is still under way, but it likely could be traced to an employee removing a piece of monitoring equipment at a power substation in southwest Arizona, they said.
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