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A power outage left more than 2,500 customers without electricity in east Bakersfield.
According to the PG & E website, the outage started around 7:43 p.m. and officials expect to restore the power by 10:45 p.m.
By 8:15 p.m. power had been restored to nearly 1,000 customers, however 1,569 were still without power.
The cause of the outage is unknown at this time.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
