Power Restored To Thousands In Imperial Beach

IMPERIAL BEACH, CA – A power outage knocked out service Wednesday morning for thousands of San Diego Gas & Electric customers in Imperial Beach.

The outage, which was reported at 8:22 a.m., impacted 3,235 customers in Imperial Beach as well as the North Island and Tijuana River Park areas, SDG&E spokeswoman Helen Gao said. The outage was caused by a damaged cable and a damaged switch, she said.

Crews estimated power would be restored for around 800 customers by 10 a.m.

Crews restored power to about 800 customers at 9:18 a.m.. Power was restored to all remaining customers at 12:22 p.m., according to SDG&E spokesman Wes Jones.

City News Service and Kristina Houck/Patch contributed to this report.

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