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NEW ORLEANS -- Power went out at the Superdome early in the third
quarter of Super Bowl XLVII, leading to a 34-minute delay with the Baltimore Ravens leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6 on Sunday night.
Police officials said too much electricity was being pumped into the 73,000-seat Superdome, causing a surge, and it took time to return power to the building.
Auxiliary power kept the playing field from going totally dark, but escalators stopped working and the concourses were only illuminated by small banks of lights tied in to emergency service.
Engineers for the Superdome and power company Entergy New Orleans are investigating what caused the surge "so it doesn't happen again," said Chad Wilken, operations manager at the Superdome.
"Power has been restored," said Eric Eagan, a Superdome spokesman. "We sincerely apologize for the incident."
Athletes took to Twitter to talk about the power outage that caused a 34-minute delay at the Super Bowl.
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During the outage, the public address announcer said the
Superdome was experiencing an interruption of electrical service and
encouraged fans to stay in their seats. Some fans did the wave to pass
the time.
The teams remained on the field, with players stretching and trying to stay warmed up, including the Ravens' Joe Flacco and Ed Reed. Cheerleaders kept going through their routines.
Officials gathered on the field and appeared to be talking to stadium personnel. Finally, the lights came back on throughout the stadium, which appeared to have been operating on auxiliary power. Play finally resumed with 13:22 left in the third quarter.
"What's the odds of this happening? That New Orleans voodoo," Vikings running back Adrian Peterson wrote on Twitter.
Next year's Super Bowl almost certainly will be played in cold weather at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
In the wake of recent criticism of a cold-weather Super Bowl, MetLife Stadium's official Twitter account tweeted: "Many people are concerned about the weather for next year's Super Bowl. 35 degrees with lights is better than 70 in darkness!"
New Orleans was once a regular in the Super Bowl rotation and hopes to regain that status. Earlier in the week, the host committee announced it will bid on the 2018 Super Bowl, which would coincide with the 300th anniversary of the city's founding.
The 38-year-old Superdome has undergone $336 million in renovations since Katrina ripped its roof in 2005. Billions have been spent sprucing up downtown, the airport, French Quarter and other areas of the city in the past seven years.
Information from ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas and The Associated Press was used in this report.
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Police officials said too much electricity was being pumped into the 73,000-seat Superdome, causing a surge, and it took time to return power to the building.
Auxiliary power kept the playing field from going totally dark, but escalators stopped working and the concourses were only illuminated by small banks of lights tied in to emergency service.
Engineers for the Superdome and power company Entergy New Orleans are investigating what caused the surge "so it doesn't happen again," said Chad Wilken, operations manager at the Superdome.
AP Photo/Marcio SanchezThe majority of lights went out in the Superdome during the Super Bowl, causing a 34-minute delay.
"Power has been restored," said Eric Eagan, a Superdome spokesman. "We sincerely apologize for the incident."
The
New Orleans fire department was called to investigate a smell of gas
near the Superdome's elevator No. 8, New Orleans police Sgt. T.J. St.
Pierre said. There was no fire, police said, but the elevator was
stalled on the seventh floor. The fire department tried to pry open the
elevator from the basement, and it resumed operation after the power
returned.
"Stadium authorities are investigating the cause of the
power outage," the NFL said in a statement. "We will have information as
it becomes available."
Philip Allison, a spokesman for Entergy New Orleans, said power had been flowing into the stadium before the lights failed.
"All of our distribution and transmission feeds going into the Superdome were operating as expected," Allison said.
The majority of lights failed shortly after Jacoby Jones returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a touchdown.
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Athletes took to Twitter to talk about the power outage that caused a 34-minute delay at the Super Bowl. • Your take?
The teams remained on the field, with players stretching and trying to stay warmed up, including the Ravens' Joe Flacco and Ed Reed. Cheerleaders kept going through their routines.
Officials gathered on the field and appeared to be talking to stadium personnel. Finally, the lights came back on throughout the stadium, which appeared to have been operating on auxiliary power. Play finally resumed with 13:22 left in the third quarter.
"What's the odds of this happening? That New Orleans voodoo," Vikings running back Adrian Peterson wrote on Twitter.
Next year's Super Bowl almost certainly will be played in cold weather at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
In the wake of recent criticism of a cold-weather Super Bowl, MetLife Stadium's official Twitter account tweeted: "Many people are concerned about the weather for next year's Super Bowl. 35 degrees with lights is better than 70 in darkness!"
New Orleans was once a regular in the Super Bowl rotation and hopes to regain that status. Earlier in the week, the host committee announced it will bid on the 2018 Super Bowl, which would coincide with the 300th anniversary of the city's founding.
The 38-year-old Superdome has undergone $336 million in renovations since Katrina ripped its roof in 2005. Billions have been spent sprucing up downtown, the airport, French Quarter and other areas of the city in the past seven years.
Information from ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas and The Associated Press was used in this report.
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Super Bowl Power Outage
We apparently have a power outage at the Super Dome during the Super Bowl tonight. The announcers went out, as did half the lights. CBS went right to commercial. Moving back to a live broadcast now at 8:40 Central.
Half of the power is out. Scoreboard is out. No injuries have been reported and are returning to commercial. No announcers yet.
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Half of the power is out. Scoreboard is out. No injuries have been reported and are returning to commercial. No announcers yet.
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2 hours agoNew Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu called the power outage "an unfortunate moment in what has been an otherwise shining Super Bowl week for the city of New Orleans." "In the coming days, I expect a full after-action report ...11 hours agoNEW ORLEANS -- Power went out at the Superdome early in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVII, leading to a 34-minute delay with the Baltimore Ravens leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6 on Sunday night.13 hours agoWe apparently have a power outage at the Super Dome during the Super Bowl tonight. The announcers went out, as did half the lights. CBS went right to commercial. Moving back to a live broadcast now at 8:40 Central.
Super Bowl power outage: Outside experts to investigate cause
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NEW ORLEANS Officials of the Superdome and its utility company said Tuesday that they will hire outside experts to investigate the cause of a 34-minute power failure that halted the Super Bowl.
The announcement by the stadium's management company, SMG, and Entergy New Orleans came two days after the outage halted play in the third quarter of the game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers.
The companies' joint written statement did not explain the decision, but Entergy spokesman Chanel Lagarde told The Associated Press they had not been able to reach a conclusion on the cause of the outage and wanted a third-party analysis.
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"We wanted to leave no stone unturned," Lagarde said. "Both us and SMG thought it was important to get another party looking at this to make sure we were looking at everything that we need to examine."
While the cause of Sunday's outage is still under investigation, records released Monday show that Superdome officials were worried in October about losing power during the NFL championship.
Tests on the electrical feeders that connect incoming power from utility lines to the stadium showed decay and "a chance of failure," state officials warned in a memo dated Oct. 15. The documents, obtained through a records request by The Associated Press, also show the utility that supplies the stadium expressed concern about the reliability of the service before the Super Bowl.