Power restored after 6-hour outage on UC Berkeley campus

Power was restored on the UC Berkeley campus early Thursday morning after an hours-long outage, campus officials said.

The electrical issue was resolved and power was restored across the campus at about 12:15 a.m., nearly six hours after the outage began, the university said.

Nearly 50 buildings on the UC Berkeley campus were without power during the outage, according to the university.

Beginning at about 6:30 p.m., the Berkeley campus began experiencing a power outage. At 10 p.m. there were 47 buildings on campus without power with an estimated time of restoral anywhere from 6 to 8 hours.

According to the university, high-voltage electricians were on-site and identified the source of the outage, though the school did not say what it was.

Street and safety lighting may be affected in some areas of the campus and people should use caution when walking in dark areas.