PG&E said that over 9,700 customers are without power in East Bakersfield. 

The outage started at about 3:10 p.m. Thursday and some residents in the area said that their power is already back on.

PGE said that it expects full restoration by 6:30 p.m. 

One user who posted to our Facebook page said that it's a, "hot mess" on Mt. Vernon Avenue.