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UPDATED: Crash Caused Electrical Outage for 1,200+ in Murrieta
Service was restored to most customers ahead of schedule.
Update 5:30 p.m.
A vehicle slammed into a utility pole Wednesday, triggering an electrical outage that blacked out more than 1,200 homes and businesses in Murrieta.
The outage was reported at 11:39 a.m. when the vehicle crashed at Menifee and Baxter roads in Menifee, Southern California Edison spokesman Robert Villegas said.
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Initially, 1,290 customers west of the intersection lost service east of Interstate 215 between Gloriosa Place and San Sebastian Avenue, he said.
Five customers were still without electricity about 4 p.m., Villegas said.
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Original story as follows:
A problem with Southern California Edison electrical equipment blacked out more than 1,200 homes and businesses in Murrieta today.
The outage reported at 11:39 a.m. affected an area between Gloriosa Place and San Sebastian Avenue, a residential area about 4 miles east of Interstate 215, according to SCE's website.
According to SCE, 1,290 accounts were affected, and the utility said it expected power to be restored by 8 p.m.
– City News Service.
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