The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, September 14, 1995           TAG: 9509140387
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: METRO BRIEFS 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

LIGHTS GO OUT

About 4,000 Virginia Power customers in the Ocean View area lost service Wednesday after an underground cable failed.

The blackout, which began about 4:15 p.m., affected Willoughby and areas along Granby Street, Tidewater Drive and Ocean View Avenue. Virginia Power technicians switched customers to alternate lines, and service was restored by 7 p.m.

The utility said it traced the problem to an underground cable feeding a substation near the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. by CNB