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Service Restored After Thousands Lose Power In Alameda

ALAMEDA (BCN) – A power outage in Alameda affected about 6,800 customers Friday morning, but all customers have since had their power restored, an Alameda Municipal Power spokeswoman said. The outage...

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Gas Leak During Berkeley House Fire Cause Explosions

BERKELEY (KCBS) – An explosive fire gutted a two-story duplex in North Berkeley overnight Thursday. An overhead power line snapped and there were several small explosions as fire crews arrived at a...

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Seagull Hits Capitola Power Lines; Cuts Power To 10,000

CAPITOLA (CBS SF) – A seagull flew into two power lines Monday morning, causing an outage that affected about 10,000 residents of the Capitola area, a PG&E spokeswoman said. The bird flew into the...

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PG&E Prepares For Downed Lines From Fierce Bay Area Wind Storm

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – PG&E is preparing for strong winds that are expected to hit the Bay Area over the next two days. The utility is anticipating some power outages if the wind storm produces...

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Power Outages Remain In Santa Cruz County, Bay Area

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY (CBS SF) – More than 21,000 PG&E customers remained without power in Santa Cruz County as of late Friday morning, as well as hundreds in the Bay Area, after a wind storm blew...

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High-Speed Chase In Richmond Ends In Crash, Cutting Power To Thousands

RICHMOND (CBS SF) — A high-speed chase involving the California Highway Patrol ended when a suspect vehicle hit a utility pole in Richmond Sunday morning, knocking power out for thousands of residents....

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Downed Lines Spark Mountain View Brush Fire; 1 Hurt

MOUNTAIN VIEW (CBS SF) – Mountain View fire crews were able to control a vegetation fire sparked by downed high voltage power lines near the Microsoft Corporation campus Thursday night, fire officials...

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Exploding Ammo, Downed Lines Hamper Firefighters At Napa House Fire

NAPA (CBS SF) – A house in unincorporated Napa was destroyed by a fire Thursday night as firefighters were prevented from getting too close because of exploding ammunition and downed power lines,...

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Overnight Bay Area Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands

CONCORD (CBS SF) – Stormy weather in the Bay Area knocked out power to thousands of PG&E customers around the region on Thursday night and Friday morning, a utility spokeswoman said. About 4,500...

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Live Wires Blocking Eastbound Highway 4 In Hercules

HERCULES (CBS SF) – The California Highway Patrol has closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 4 in Hercules Tuesday afternoon. Rodeo-Hercules and Pinole firefighters responded to a vehicle fire on state...

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Russian River Resort Fire Hospitalizes 4, Shuts Down Highway In Guerneville

GUERNEVILLE (CBS SF) — Four people were hospitalized and power lines knocked down after a two-alarm fire broke out early Monday morning at a Russian River resort, a Sonoma County Fire dispatcher said....

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PG&E Boosts Safety Training In Wake Of Workers’ Deaths

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Officials at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are boosting the utility’s training on safety procedures after the deaths of three workers in three years. The San Francisco Chronicle...

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Strong Winds Topple Trees, Cuts Power To Thousands

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A windy, wet night has left Bay Area roadways littered with fallen trees and debris, while thousands were left without power. The National Weather Service issued a high-wind...

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4 Hospitalized After Tour Bus Hits Low Hanging Phone Line In SF

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Four people were hospitalized, one with serious injuries, after the double-decker, open-air tour bus they were on struck a low-hanging telephone line in San Francisco’s...

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Sonoma County Brush Fire Contained After Destroying 6 Structures, Shutting Power

SONOMA (KCBS) — A 40-acre brush fire that destroyed six structures in an area south of Sonoma was extinguished early Monday morning but a power line was destroyed and many residents remain without...

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Big Rig Crash Hits San Jose Signal Lights; Stevens Creek Blvd. Blocked

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – A big-rig that took out traffic signals on Stevens Creek Boulevard in San Jose Tuesday morning has prompted the California Highway Patrol to issue a Sig-alert for the affected area....

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Firefighters Contain Brush Fire Underneath High-Voltage Power Lines In Pittsburg

PITTSBURG (KCBS)— A firefighter was injured in a three-alarm brush fire Thursday evening near power lines at the Pittsburg Power Plant, where 10th Street turns into Willow Pass Road. An official with...

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Power Lines Viewed By Lawmakers As Top Cause Of California Wildfires

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California lawmakers focused Wednesday on power lines as a cause of devastating wildfires, possibly including a blaze this summer that killed two people and damaged or destroyed...

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Powerful Storm Wreaks Havoc On Roads, Downs Trees, Power Lines, Prompts Flood...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The Bay Area was soaked Saturday by the biggest storm in weeks. Flood watches and wind advisories were in effect through midnight. The heavy rain made a mess of the roads, and...

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Power At San Jose Airport Restored; I-880 Reopened

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – Power was fully restored at Mineta San Jose International Airport and all lanes of I-880 have reopened after a Friday morning filled with outages and downed power lines plagued the...

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PG&E, Other Utilities Delayed Effort To Map Power Line Risk To Wildfires

SAN JOSE (AP) — Two days before the deadliest outbreak of wildfires in California history, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and other utilities won the latest in a long series of delays to map where...

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Wildfires Prompt Tougher Rules For California Utilities

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is ordering utility companies to do more to keep power lines from sparking devastating wildfires. The state Public Utilities Commission on Thursday toughened its rules...

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California Considers Switching Off Power Lines As Wildfire Prevention

SANTA ROSA (KPIX 5) – Some people in California think switching off power lines could be key to wildfire prevention, but it may come with another set of dangers. A meeting on Wednesday between the...

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Power Lines Touching Trees Blamed for 4 NorCal Wildfires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. power lines that came into contact with trees caused four Northern California wildfires that burned across more than 14 square miles last fall and...

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Cal Fire Blames 12 NorCal Wildfires On PG&E Power Lines, Equipment Failures

(CBS SF) — Pacific Gas and Electric power lines and equipment failure are to blame for 12 of the catastrophic Northern California wildfires started in October 2017, according to the state Department of...

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PG&E Warns Of New Policy To Shut Off Power In Extreme Fire Danger

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — PG&E on Tuesday warned customers in the Bay Area about a new policy that will cut electricity to certain neighborhoods during extreme fire weather conditions. The “wildfire...

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Helicopter Clips Power Lines Near Calistoga; Triggers Fire, Huge Outage

CALISTOGA (CBS SF) — An inspection helicopter clipped high-intensity power lines near Calistoga Thursday, starting two small brush fire and triggering a massive power outage that stretched from...

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PG&E Emailed Woman About Power Line Problems 1 Day Before Camp Fire

PULGA, Butte County (AP) — A day before a deadly blaze destroyed a California town, the giant utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co. got in touch with Betsy Ann Cowley, saying the company needed access...

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PG&E Rocked As Wildfire Liability Concerns Rise

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — PG&E’s stock lost more than 20 percent of its value Wednesday after the utility said it does not have nearly enough insurance coverage if it is found liable for a Northern...

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PG&E Plunges Again On Camp Fire Legal Fears

(CNN) — Shares of California electric utility PG&E plunged again Thursday to their lowest level in more than 15 years as concerns mount about potential liabilities tied to the massive Camp Fire....

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CA Measure Introduced To Protect PG&E From Fire Liability, Bankruptcy

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF/AP) — PG&E and other utilities companies could be protected from possible bankruptcy by a measure being introduced in California’s legislature. The measure, which is being...

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Truck Crash Brings Down Power Lines In Oakland, Leaving 1,500 Without Power

OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — Power is still out in parts of West Oakland after a Goodwill truck knocked down three power poles and damaged a fourth on Sunday morning. It happened this morning just before 11:00...

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PG&E Defends Blackouts, Shows Line Damage That Might Have Sparked Fires

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — PG&E officials defended their use of this week’s public safety power shutoff and said that, as of Saturday afternoon, 99.5 percent of customers affected have had...

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California Utilities Testing Diagnostic Tech That Could Help Prevent Wildfires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new technology being tested by California utilities is aimed at diagnosing problems before they can cause power outages or spark wildfires. The technology invented by researchers...

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PG&E Restores Power To Thousands Of Bay Area Customers; 7,200 In The Dark

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — PG&E has restored power to all but 7,200 Bay Area customers as of 9 p.m. Tuesday, following fierce winds overnight that had disrupted service to more than 51,000 customers...

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PG&E Tests New Wildfire-Detection Power Line Tech In Calistoga

CALISTOGA (KPIX 5) – Pacific Gas & Electric has chosen the Wine Country community of Calistoga to test cutting-edge wildfire prevention technology from around the world, in hopes to make their...

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PG&E Burying Power Lines In High-Fire Zones To Keep The Lights On In Severe...

SANTA ROSA (KPIX) — PG&E is working on burying power lines underground to minimize the impact of shut-offs during severe weather conditions. When the power’s out in neighborhoods in Rincon Valley...

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PG&E Announces Major Initiative To Bury Power Lines In Wildfire Areas

CHICO, Butte County  (CBS SF) — Pacific Gas and Electric officials on Wednesday announced a multi-year effort to bury power lines in areas of California where the wildfire risk is the highest. During a...

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PG&E Blames Overnight Power Pole Fires On Rain, Dust, Dirt, Salt Accumulation

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The sprinkling of rain on Sunday night proved too much for some Bay Area power lines. The first rainfall of the autumn season caused multiple PG&E power poles to catch fire,...

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Downed Trees, Power Lines Closes Highway 9 in Both Directions Near Ben Lomond

SANTA CRUZ (CBS SF/BCN) – Downed trees and power lines shut down State Highway 9 in the Ben Lomond area of Santa Cruz County Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP...

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