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Major Power Outage Repaired In Pinole Area

PG&E got the power restored long before expected.

PINOLE, CA — PG&E has fixed a major power outage in the Pinole area long before expected. The problem: a car knocked down a power pole.

A bit over 1500 customers lost electricity shortly before 9 a.m. PG&E announced that it would try to have all power restored by 11:45 a.m. Instead, it was restored around 10.

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