Update at 1:20 p.m.: The power is back for the 438 PG&E customers that awoke to no lights this morning. Their electricity went out around 7:15 a.m. in the area of Phoenix Lake Road, Longeway Road and Big Hill Road. They remained in the dark for over five hours as the power was restored in the noon hour. A cause has not yet been released by the utility. The outage forced Belleview Elementary School to close the campus.
Original post written by BJ Hansen at 7:55 a.m.: Sonora, CA — There are 438 PG&E customers without electricity in the area of Phoenix Lake Road, Longeway Road and Big Hill Road.
The outage started at 7:15am and full restoration is anticipated by around 2:30pm. PG&E has not released a cause of the outage. Belleview Elementary School reports that it will be closed today due to the outage.
Written by Tracey Petersen.
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