Update: The outage has now been restored.
Tuolumne County, CA — PG&E is reporting a power outage involving more than 3,000 customers in Tuolumne County.
Those impacted are in Columbia and Sonora along Parrotts Ferry Road, Shaws Flat Road, Jamestown Road, Highway 49, Stockton Street, and Washington Street. The lights went out around 9 a.m. for 3,075 customers.
The utility relays that a crew is investigating the cause at the outage site. The company gives an estimated restoration time of 2 p.m.
Written by Tracey Petersen.
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