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Power Outage: Over 300 PG&E customers remains without power in Humboldt County - KRCR

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HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. — Update, Friday, Dec. 22, 9 p.m. — Over 300 PG&E customers remain without power near Weott and Myers Flat, according to the utility's outage map.

Over a thousand customers lost power in the same areas, as well as Miranda and Phillipsville, at around 5 p.m. on Friday. PG&E says 375 customers remain without power with no estimated restoration time.

The cause of the outage has not been determined, however, PG&E says crews are continuing to assess it.

Check back for updates.

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Update, Friday, Dec. 22, 8:25 p.m. — Over a thousand PG&E customers remain without power in Humboldt County near Weott, Myers Flat, Miranda and Phillipsville, according to the utility's outage map.

PG&E's Outage Center says 1,146 customers lost power at around 5 p.m. on Friday night. There is still no estimated time for when power will be restored.

According to the utility, crews are still out assessing the cause of the outage.

Check back for updates.

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Breaking, Friday, Dec. 29, 6 p.m. — Over a thousand PG&E customers are currently without power in Humboldt County near Weott, Myers Flat, Miranda and Phillipsville, according to the utility's outage map.

PG&E's Outage Center says 1,146 customers lost power at around 5 p.m. on Friday night. However, there is currently no estimated time for when power will be restored.

According to the utility, crews are out assessing the cause of the outage.

Check back for updates.

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