Power restored to 17,670 PG&E customers in Petaluma

Bay City News
Monday, July 2, 2018
Power lines are shown in this undated file photo.
Power lines are shown in this undated file photo.
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PETALUMA, Calif. -- Power has been restored to an estimated 17,670 customers in the Petaluma area after a bird collided with PG&E equipment, a company spokesperson said.

Customers first lost power at 10:53 a.m., spokeswoman Karly Hernandez said.

PG&E uses flight diverters to reduce the chance of bird collisions.

Click here to see PG&E's outage map.