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Thousands of San Diego Gas & Electric customers in Oceanside, Vista and Escondido lost power Wednesday morning. Courtesy photo/SDG&E
Thousands of San Diego Gas & Electric customers in Oceanside, Vista and Escondido lost power Wednesday morning. Courtesy photo/SDG&E
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Thousands lose power across North County

OCEANSIDE — Thousands of San Diego Gas & Electric customers were without power this morning following multiple outages across North County.

The outages were reported mainly around 6:30 a.m. in Oceanside, including the San Luis Rey and Ocean Hills neighborhoods, according to the utility.

At least 3,059 customers were affected in those areas, with service expected to be restored by about 9 a.m., SDG&E said.

In Vista, about 1,284 outages were detected around 6 a.m., with restoration expected around 10 a.m.

Another 23 customers in Escondido lost power around 4:50 a.m., and service was projected to return by about 1 p.m., the utility reported.

The cause of the outages was not immediately known.

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