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A Downed Power Line Causes Afternoon Power Outage

3,200 customers were without power Saturday afternoon.

A downed power line was the cause of a power outage Saturday afternoon, according to a PG&E spokeswoman.

Jana Morris of PG&E said that a downed line caused about 3,200 people in the downtown Martinez area to lose power at 1:52 p.m. 2,000 customers had power restored in about 15 minutes, and the remaining 1,200 had power back in about an hour, she said.

The cause of the downed line is still being investigated.

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