UPDATE: PG&E restored power to thousands in Central, South Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — UPDATE 11/4/2019 at 11:35 p.m.

According to the PG&e outages website, power has been restored to all but 12 Bakersfield customers.
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According to PG&E's website the number of customers impacted by the outage has been reduced to 1,501. Crews are reportedly on scene figuring out the cause of the outage.
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Pacific Gas & Electric has reported over 5,000 customers in Central and South Bakersfield have been without power since about 4:45 p.m. Monday.

According to its website, PG&E has assigned a crew to "assess the outage" that is impacting 5,297 customers.

The estimated restoration time is around 8 p.m. Monday, according to PG&E's website.

This is a developing story and we will update you as more information comes in.