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That wasn't a 1994 "blackout", that was the 1994 6.7 earthquake which happened to black out the city. You're woken up at 4:30 by huge shaking to find the whole
by mgsouth 4y ago
That wasn't a 1994 "blackout", that was the 1994 6.7 earthquake which happened to black out the city. You're woken up at 4:30 by huge shaking to find the whole city blacked out, and see a glowing cloud of smoke (smog haze backlit by the stars and maybe moon [edit: there was a small sliver of moon]). Gonna call 911? You bet.
The linked article doesn't actually talk about the 911 calls. It links to a NYT article [1], then adds a bit of fluff.
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/business/31essay.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/business/31essay.html