Car Crash Knocked Power Out To More Than 10K SMUD Customers Near Rancho Cordova
More than 10,000 SMUD customers were without power after a crash took out a power pole Monday morning.
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More than 10,000 SMUD customers were without power after a crash took out a power pole Monday morning.
A problem with an underground cable is being blamed for a power outage in the Pocket/Greenhaven neighborhood of Sacramento on Monday morning.
Class has been canceled at an Arden Arcade school after a car crash caused a power outage late Sunday night.
More than 26,000 SMUD customers are without power in Orangevale and Folsom in an unplanned outage Tuesday morning.
Thousands of SMUD customers are in the dark Tuesday evening due to unplanned power outages.
For those customers who do not have a generator or backup power source, the food in their fridge will spoil after just four hours.
PG&E announced Tuesday evening that crews will turn off power for approximately 46,800 customers in parts of Butte, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and Yuba counties.
PG&E is now saying that the North Bay and most Sierra Foothills customers won't see public safety power shutoffs on Monday.
According to the PG&E website, approximately 1,864 customers were affected by the outage that started just before 5 p.m.
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On the ground and up in the trees, power crews worked through rain and snow to turn the lights back on for hundreds.
A car that crashed into a power pole Citrus Heights is the reason thousands of people in North Highlands are without power Wednesday morning.
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High fire danger in northern California has prompted PG&E to notify about 70,000 customers about possible outages. In a statement Thursday, it says it may proactively turn off power in order to avoid the threat of wildfires from sparking power lines.
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The power outage in downtown Sacramento Monday afternoon affected thousands of SMUD customers, including businesses, city hall and homes.
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Metro Fire said the fire began on the first floor and spread to the second floor due to strong wind conditions. It then spread into the attic space.
The outage center map on SMUD's website states there are 1,476 customers without power, near Calvine Road and Waterman Road. The SMUD website lists "equipment damaged by vehicle" as the reason for the outage.
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Metro Fire said the fire began on the first floor and spread to the second floor due to strong wind conditions. It then spread into the attic space.
The outage center map on SMUD's website states there are 1,476 customers without power, near Calvine Road and Waterman Road. The SMUD website lists "equipment damaged by vehicle" as the reason for the outage.
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