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Huntington Beach Restaurant Owner Sues SCE Over Transformer Blast At Oktoberfest Celebration
Bernie Bischof, 60, owner of Old World German Restaurant, alleges that the utility created a "death trap" that nearly killed him.
June 17, 2020
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A Huntington Beach restaurant owner who suffered severe burns and brain damage when an underground transformer exploded during an Oktoberfest celebration last fall has filed a negligence suit against Southern California Edison.
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Bernie Bischof, 60, owner of Old World German Restaurant, alleges that the utility created a “death trap” that nearly killed him and injured some of his family members when a fireball erupted on the patio of his restaurant Oct. 5 in the middle of a crowded celebration.
Read more at CBS Los Angeles: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/4595044-huntington-beach-restaurant-owner-sues-sce-over-transformer-blast-at-oktoberfest-celebration/
