Fallen Tree Likely to Blame for Power Outage in Myers Flat
A fallen tree has likely left 93 Myers Flat residents without power this morning.
The California Highway Patrol reports that a fallen tree knocked down a set of power lines and crushed a vehicle near the intersection of Salmon Creek and Thomas Roads around 10 a.m.
A few minutes later, a large power outage was reported in the same area.
PG&E has been dispatched to the area, and is expect to restore power by 2:30 p.m. CHP is also providing traffic control in the area as the downed lines are covering the roadway.
Updates from PG&E
10:06 a.m.
| Started | Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 10:06 a.m. |
| Customers affected | Two |
| Cause | Unknown - PG&E will be assessing the cause. |
| PG&E status | PG&E has assigned a crew to assess the outage. |
| Estimated time of restoral | Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 2:30 p.m. |
10:20 a.m.
| Started | Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 10:02 a.m. |
| Customers affected | 93 |
| PG&E status | PG&E assessment crew is en route to the outage. |
| PG&E ETA | 10:44 a.m. |
10:26 a.m.
10:46 a.m.
| Cause | Unknown - PG&E is investigating the cause. |
| PG&E status | PG&E is assessing the cause at the outage location. |
12:14 p.m.
| Cause | Trees are in contact with electrical equipment. |
12:55 p.m.
| PG&E status | PG&E is sending a repair crew to the outage location. |
1:16 p.m.
| PG&E status | PG&E repair crew is en route to the outage location. |
2:21 p.m.
| Estimated time of restoral | Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 11 p.m. |
2:36 p.m.
| PG&E status | PG&E repair crew is on-site working to restore power. |
8:47 p.m.
| PG&E status | Power restored. |
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