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Arnold, CA — A second power outage this morning in Calaveras County has left nearly 2,500 PG&E customers without electricity.
This latest outage began just after 9 a.m. and stretches along Highway 4. The utility reports that 2,453 customers have lost electricity. Their lights went out just after 9 a.m. The company added that a crew is headed to the outage location. An estimated restoration time of 1:45 p.m. has been given.
The first power outage occurred in the Murphys area this morning and left 895 PG&E customers in the dark since around 2:15 a.m., as reported here. It was repaired after nearly eight hours. The company did not release a cause. Those impacted were also along Highway 4.
Written by Tracey Petersen.
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