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Over 1,500 Lose Power In Rancho Palos Verdes: SCE

1,797 customers in Rancho Palos Verdes lost power Friday evening.

Over 1,500 Southern California Edison customers lost power on Friday.
Over 1,500 Southern California Edison customers lost power on Friday. (Ashley Ludwig/Patch)

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA — A power outage in Rancho Palos Verdes affected 1,797 customers Friday evening, according to Southern California Edison.

The outage was caused by equipment problems and started at 4:48 p.m. Friday, according to SCE.

A field investigator was alerted of the outage and was en route to the area as of 5:30 p.m. The outage was reported in the area of South Western Avenue between West Toscani Drive and Caddington Drive.

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Power was restored to everyone, but 14 customers by 7:20 p.m. The remaining customers should see their power return by 11:30 p.m., SCE said.

To track the outage, visit SCE's website and search outage number 800169426.

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