UPDATE (11:55 p.m.) — Power has been restored to PG&E customers in Oildale after an outage Friday night. As many as 1,343 customers were left without power for several hours.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A power outage in Oildale is affecting over 1,300 homes and businesses Friday night.
According to a PG&E outage map, the outage is affecting 1,343 customers since around 7:30 p.m. The outage is primarily in the areas between North Chester Avenue and West China Grade Loop.
There was no estimated time to restore power in the area, PG&E said on its website.
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