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Pacifica Suffers Largest Bay Area Power Outage

Power is estimated to come back on by 1 p.m. today.

Updated 3:30 p.m.:

All power has been restored to customers in Pacifica as of 1:08 p.m. Wednesday, according to Monica Tell, a PG&E spokeswoman in the Bay Area.

Updated 12:10 p.m.:

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A downed wire at Carmel and Palmetto avenues left 1,120 customers in Pacifica without power at about 9:15 a.m., a PG&E spokesman said. 

As of 10:20 a.m., all but 635 of those customers had their power back, he said. Power was expected to be fully restored by 1 p.m.

Find out what's happening in Pacificawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

General areas impacted are as follows:

  • Carmel and Palmetto Avenues left 1,120 customers without power at about 9:15 a.m.
  • Area from Adobe North to Pacifica between Cabrillo Elementary School and Pedro Way and Edgemar
  • Area from Crespi Drive north to Manor between Pacific Ocean and Skyline

PG&E crews are working as safely and quickly as possible to get customers back on, said Monica Tell, a PG&E spokeswoman in the Bay Area.

Power restoration is estimated for 1 p.m. today.

Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.

--Bay City News contributed to this report


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