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Large Power Outage Affecting Montara, Moss Beach

The exact cause of the outage remains under investigation.

A large power outage is affecting PG&E customers in the area of Montara and Moss Beach, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

PG&E spokesman J.D. Guidi said the outage started in that location at about 9:30 p.m. and initially affected 4,890 customers.

Guidi said crews are working to get power restored, and as of about 11 p.m. the number of affected customers was down to 1,780.

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The outage began in the area of Second Avenue and Main Street in Montara.

Sheriff's officials said that the outage began because of a transformer fire. Guidi said it began with a downed wire. The exact cause remains under investigation, Guidi said.

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