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Brief power outage on Thursday night

PG&E crews were performing routine maintenance last nght at 6th Avenue and Clement when an operating switch produced a large spark, triggering a power outage for 8,300 customers. That was around 4:15pm.

PG&E spokesman Andrew Souvall said all customers had regained power by about 8:45pm.

Were you affected by this? All my clocks were still on point last night when I got home so thankfully I wasn’t.

Sarah B.

[via KTVU.com]

3 Comments

  1. Central Richmond was affected! It was back by the time I got home in the evening, though.

  2. We were caught up in the powerless fun in the Outer Richmond. I was surprised how many people did not:
    a. have an emergency plan
    b. know that you can call PGE to report and get updates, (they will even call you with updates)
    c. Keep a battery or alternative power radio handy (KCBS was all over it)

    We did:
    Meet some new neighbors (so that’s who moved in across the street!)
    Have some outdoor time on a rare sunny Outer Richmond day
    Talk up the Richmond District Blog- You want to know about the Richmond? The blog’s the place!

  3. I was not affected, but on my commute home I did notice that a lot of the restaurants and bars in the neighborhood had their power out. What a bummer for them.

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