pg&e_blackout(2).jpgNearly all of the PG&E customers who lost power in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood this evening have had their power restored, a utility spokesman said.

The outage, which was reported shortly after 5 p.m., initially impacted about 2,940 customers, PG&E spokesman J.D. Guidi said.

As of 6:40 p.m., the number of customers affected by the outage was down to two, Guidi said.

The cause of the outage is under investigation.

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