According to PG & E, the outage happened around 5:00 p.m. on Thursday due to a downed power pole.
The outage is south of Ashlan, down to Belmont and covering the Tower District.
POWER OUTAGE in Central Fresno: Affecting nearly 3,000 people, per @PGE4Me. Due to downed power line here. pic.twitter.com/7Ayf0KpmyT
— Brian Johnson (@BrianABC30) December 4, 2015
Power was eventually restored a few hours later.