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Power Outage Affects Thousands In Danville, Alamo

The outage was reported shortly before 12:40 p.m., according to PG&E.

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More than 4,500 were in the dark, according to PG&E's website.
More than 4,500 were in the dark, according to PG&E's website. (Bea Karnes/Patch)

DANVILLE, CA — A power outage is affecting about 4,550 in Danville and Alamo, according to the Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

The outage was reported just before 12:40 p.m. and PG&E expects the lights to be back on around 4 p.m., according to its website. The approximate outage area stretches as far south as Osage Park in Danville and as far north as the Stone Valley area in Alamo.

Equipment on Sycamore Valley Road malfunctioned, prompting the outage, Danville police said. The outage impacted local intersections.

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