Fallen electrical wires left nearly 5,000 customers without power in the Chula Vista area Thursday, San Diego Gas and Electric confirmed.
Video sent to NBC 7 by viewer Miguel Duarte-Arellano showed live wires sparking on the rain-soaked ground on E. Oneida Street.
The outage began at around 8:15 p.m. after an afternoon of rain, according to SDG&E.
It was not determined what caused the wires to go down.
Customers in Chula Vista, Castle Park and Otay Mesa were affected. By 9:15 p.m., the utility said less than 20 customers were without power.
SDG&E estimated full power was restored at 11 p.m.
No other information was available.
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Photo Credit: Miguel Duarte-Arellano
Source: NBC San Diego
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