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PG&E Cries Fowl: Turkey Causes Outage For 3K+ In San Ramon Valley

PG&E determined an usual cause was to blame for an outage that affected many in Danville and San Ramon Wednesday.

SAN RAMON VALLEY, CA — Power was restored to roughly 3,300 PG&E customers in Danville and San Ramon Wednesday morning after a three-hour outage.

According to PG&E and the Danville Police Department, roughly 3,298 Danville customers were without power between roughly 8:30 a.m. and 11:25 a.m.

According to a spokesperson for PG&E, the outage was caused by a turkey that made contact with the utility's electrical equipment.

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Residents can visit PG&E's power outage map for information on power outages in PG&E's coverage areas.


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