Tree falls into house in Cambria as high winds whip SLO County
Update, 7:30 p.m.:
An estimated $30,000 in damage was caused by a tree falling through a home on the 3100 block of Rogers Road in Cambria, according to Cambria Fire Department, as high wind swept across the county Tuesday evening.
Nobody was injured and the damage was confined mostly to the kitchen area.
At least five trees were reported down due to high winds in the Cambria area.
Cambria Firefighters tweeted that multiple trees are down, and posted about 4:30 p.m. that Kay Street is closed between Burton Drive and Bradford Road “due to a tree across the roadway with power lines down.”
“Multiple reports of trees down in the district,” Cambria Firefighters tweeted. “Be aware of your surroundings and never approach downed power lines.”
Original story:
About 150 homes are out of power on the south end of Cambria, and Pacific Gas & Electric is working to fix the problem.
The outage was reported about 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Suzanne Hosn, a PG&E spokeswoman, said she isn’t sure what caused the problem and is looking into when power might be restored.
“A crew is on site and we are working to restore power as quickly as possible,” Hosn said. “The current estimated time of restoration is 7:30 p.m.”
Hosn encourages the public to check www.pge.com/outages for up-to-date information regarding the estimated time of restoration and a detailed map showing the affected area.
High winds have been blowing trees and branches throughout the county, and PG&E meteorologist John Lindsey reported that wind speeds had reached 51 miles per hour at Diablo Canyon about 4:30 p.m. on his Twitter account.
Tribune reporter Kathe Tanner contributed to this story.
This story was originally published March 12, 2019 at 5:34 PM.
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