Overnight power outages reported in Clearlake, Lakeport
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Separate power outages were reported overnight at both ends of Clear Lake.
The outages, in Clearlake and Lakeport, were reported about 15 minutes apart.
At 4:16 a.m. Saturday, an outage impacting 2,833 customers in the Clearlake area was reported, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
A crew was assigned to assess the outage’s cause, which wasn’t reported.
Power is expected to be restored by 8 a.m. Saturday.
Then, in Lakeport, shortly after 4:30 a.m. there were reports of multiple transformers arcing, according to radio traffic.
Fire radio traffic indicated that a large portion of the city was without power.
The problem area was narrowed down to a power pole at the corner of Armstrong and Main Streets, firefighters reported over the air.
PG&E’s outage map showed that 800 Lakeport customers were impacted.
The power in that portion of Lakeport also was originally estimated to be back on by 8 a.m. Saturday, but PG&E said it was restored by 5 a.m.
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