Power restored to customers in Coarsegold, Oakhurst, PG&E reports

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- UPDATE: Power has been restored to customers in the Coarsegold and Oakhurst areas after two outages left more than 14,000 without power, according to PG&E's website.

PG&E says the outage occurred after a vehicle crashed into a pole in Chowchilla. The details of the crash were not immediately available.

Below is our previous story.

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Two power outages have left more than 14,000 customers without power in the Coarsegold and Oakhurst areas, Pacific Gas and Electric reported on their website.

Both outages occurred shortly before 6:30 p.m., but the cause remains unknown at this time.

The company reported 7,136 customers are without power in the Oakhurst area, and 7,718 customers lost power in the Coarsegold area.

PG&E has sent crews to assess the outage and restore power to customers.

The estimated times of restoration are 9:30 p.m. for Coarsegold and 12:30 a.m. for Oakhurst.

For more information on the outage, click here.