10-03-2016 08:34 via sacramento.cbslocal.com

Backup Generator Failure Postpones Surgeries At Sutter Medical Center

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Backup generators blew at Sutter Medical Center on Wednesday, halting dozens of surgeries.
Semis parked out in front of the hospital carrying backup generators while the original backups were repaired underground. Without them, the main hospital wouldn’t have a backup source of power in case of an emergency.
A Sutter hospital spokesman says the generators suffered water damage and stopped working on Wednesday after a leak in the underground vault where the switch
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