Power restored after massive outage in southwest Bakersfield - KGET 17
Power restored after massive outage in southwest Bakersfield | KGET 17
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Power has been restored after an outage affected between 551 and 5,547 customers in southwest Bakersfield Sunday evening, according to PG&E.
According to the PG&E power outage map, an outage impacted areas near S. Laurelglen Boulevard and Gosford Road for over a day.
A first outage in the area was reported at 8:12 a.m. on July 15, according to the map, leaving between 1 and 49 customers without power since Saturday, July 15. Another outage was reported in the area later that day at 6:03 p.m. affecting between 50 and 499 customers.
According to the map, another outage impacted areas near Stine Road, New Stine Road, Planz Road, Wilson Road, Akers Road and Ming Avenue. The outage was reported on July 16 at 4:08 p.m.
PG&E said power was restored in the southwest Bakersfield just before 5 a.m. Monday Morning. If you experienced food loss or needed transportation to a hotel due to the power outage, you can file a claim with PG&E at this link.
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