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Crash causes power outage in Southeast Bakersfield

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UPDATE (9:18 a.m.): Power has been restored at Zephyr Lane Elementary.

PG&E reports that 363 customers are still without power. A full restoration has now been pushed back to 3 p.m. 

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UPDATE (7:30 a.m.): Zephyr Elementary is currently without power. School is still in session and on a regular schedule. 

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More than 400 PG&E customers in Southeast Bakersfield are without power after a car crash Monday morning.

According to the California Highway Patrol, a car crashed into a pole in the area of Zephyr Lane and Fairfax just before 6:30 a.m.

Power is expected to be restored by 9:30 a.m.

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