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Balloon to blame for power outage in Oakland

OAKLAND (KRON)–Pacific Gas and Electric crews restored power to nearly 3,000 customers in Oakland on Saturday afternoon.

The outage happened around 4:17 p.m. and impacted 2,851 residents.


Officials said a mylar balloon made contact with an overhead power line which knocked out power in the area.

Those types of balloons should be secured at all times.

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