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UPDATE: Power Restored to Murrieta Residents
Customers lose power south of Murrieta Hot Springs Road.
UPDATE 1:40 p.m.: While several communities across the region were dealing with power outages Thursday--some to due the strong winds--Southern California Edison reported power had been restored to those in Murrieta.
A notification on SCE's website warned residents: "With high winds expected in our area, remember to stay far away from power lines. Never touch a downed power line. If you see a downed wire, call 911 right away."
Just north of Murrieta, 2,263 customers were without power in an unicorporated area west of Interstate 215 and north and south of Scott Road.
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SCE was working to restore power, and did not list a cause of the outage.
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At least 141 customers were without power in Murrieta Thursday morning.
Two separate outages in adjacent neighborhoods near Murrieta Hot Springs and Margarita roads, and Date Street, lost electricity at about 8 a.m. Thursday, according to the Southern California Edison website.
The website stated the estimated restoration time was 4 p.m.
The report stated the outages were caused by equipment problems.
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