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2018 Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show stymied by blackout, heavy rain and flooding

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One day after the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show saw some exhibits close because of rain, a blackout has plagued the expo center and has run for an hour, and counting.

Wednesday's blackout hit the center at approximately 11:50 Pacific time. The show's official Twitter account calls it an "isolated power outage" at the center.

More recently, Nevada Power reported to the group, saying that the outage has been addressed, and they are in the process of restoring power.

On Tuesday, heavy rains forced the closure of some exhibits outside the hall. Most notably, the Google exhibit was shuttered for most of the day because of the rain and flooding.

At 1:10 p.m. Pacific time, the lights in the convention center started to come back on. However, many of the attendees had been scooped up by buses from other venues around the city not directly related to the expo.

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4 Comments

Roxy Balboa 9 Years · 55 comments

So much for the electronics show that cannot even withstand and slight rain and they expect us to buy and use their crappy stuff.

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tmay 12 Years · 6459 comments

Danny Ocean set this in motion so that they can steal a gigantic OLED screen for their hangout.

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anome 17 Years · 1545 comments

Shame. It's not like there's anything else to do in Vegas. Must have been very disappointing for the attendees.

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viclauyyc 11 Years · 847 comments

Ironic.
a show for future easily defeated by the most basic rain