Sunrise Powerlink
SDG&E’s Sunrise Powerlink. Courtesy of the company

A power outage caused by damaged equipment knocked out service to more than 3,200 San Diego Gas & Electric customers in Imperial Beach Wednesday.

The outage was reported at 8:22 a.m., initially affecting 3,235 customers in Imperial Beach as well as the North Island and Tijuana River Park areas, said SDG&E spokeswoman Helen Gao.

The outage was caused by a damaged cable and a damaged switch, she said.

Crews restored power to about 800 customers at 9:18 a.m., and restored power to all remaining customers at 12:22 p.m., according to SDG&E spokesman Wes Jones.

Updated at 3:15 p.m. Dec. 26, 2018

— City News Service