HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE – Several hundred south county residents were out of power Saturday due to broken power equipment.

The outage in Hidden Valley Lake and Middletown was first reported just after 11:30 a.m., according to Pacific Gas & Electric spokesman J.D. Guidi.

The cause was a broken cross arm on a power pole, Guidi said.

Approximately 252 customers were impacted, according to Guidi.

He said 55 customers had their power restored just after 3 p.m., and by 3:30 p.m. the power went back on for another 60 homes.

The lights came on for the remaining 137 customers at 3:48 p.m., Guidi said.

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