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Power Outage Affects Over 5,000 In Concord
The outage began at about 6 p.m. Monday, according to PG&E. Outages were also reported in Walnut Creek, Orinda and Benicia.
CONCORD, CA — A massive power outage Monday in Concord was affecting more than 5,000 customers and may be related to the excessive heat throughout much of the Bay Area. The outage began at about 6:04 p.m., leaving 5,630 residences and businesses without electricity, according to the PG&E website. At 8:15 p.m., there was no estimated time for restoration of service for the 5,630 affected Concord customers, said PG&E Spokeswoman Karly Hernandez.
The Concord outage may be related to the hot weather Monday in Concord and much of the Bay Area, Hernandez said.
"Our crews are on scene investigating and working as quickly and safely as possible to restore service," Hernandez told Patch.
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Thousands more were also without electricity Monday evening in Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek and Orinda in the East Bay, and Benicia in the North Bay. The Benicia outage was also appearing to be heat-related, Hernandez told Patch. The outage affected the Benicia community pool and the Benicia city library, which serves as its cooling center.
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