Update at 8:38 am: PG&E reports that the earlier outage in Vallecito has been restored. No details regarding the cause are immediately available.
Original story posted at 7:18 am: Vallecito, CA — 332 PG&E customers in Calaveras County are without electricity in the Vallecito area.
The outage started at 6:22 pm on Wednesday and the company had initially hoped that it would be restored sometime overnight. The latest restoration estimate from PG&E is 8 am. The cause of the outage has not been released.
It is impacting areas around Parrotts Ferry Road, Moaning Cave Road, Nelson Ranch Road, Red Hill Road, Carson Street, Coyote Creek Road, Canepa Lane, Rufe Lane, Church Street, Cemetery Lane, Isbel Road, Main Street, Angels Road, Poag Road, Vallecito Bypass Road, Batten Road, and Vallecito Bluffs Road.
Written by BJ Hansen.
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