(UPDATE) Sizable Power Outage Affecting Rio Dell, Surrounding Areas
More than 2,400 customers are currently without power in the area encompassing Rio Dell, Scotia and Redcrest.
Kym Kemp reports that firefighters are battling a small vegetation fire near the Scotia Sawmill at the moment, but it’s unclear if the fire is related to the outages. PG&E is reportedly still investigating the cause at this time.
Outpost reader Jamie Lyn Cohoon tells us that numerous customers are without power in the area and sends us these photos of firefighting air units making passes near Rio Dell.
Photos by Jamie Lyn Cohoon.
Updates from PG&E
2:40 p.m.
| Started | Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 @ 2:31 p.m. |
| Customers affected | 2,410 |
| 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 | Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 @ 6 p.m. |
2:46 p.m.
| PG&E status | PG&E assessment crew is en route to the outage. |
| PG&E ETA | 2:59 p.m. |
3 p.m.
| Cause | Unknown - PG&E is investigating the cause. |
| PG&E status | PG&E is assessing the cause at the outage location. |
3:20 p.m.
4:56 p.m.
| Customers affected | 1,750 |
5:34 p.m.
| Customers affected | 91 |
5:52 p.m.
| Estimated time of restoral | Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 @ 8 p.m. |
7:55 p.m.
| Estimated time of restoral | Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 @ 9 p.m. |
8:07 p.m.
9:33 p.m.
| Estimated time of restoral | Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018 @ 5 a.m. |
12:07 a.m.
| PG&E status | Power restored. |
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