Utility Leaves Vulnerable Household Without Power in Extreme Heat After Crew Abandons Repair
During a power outage lasting more than five hours in over 105-degree heat, a PG&E field crew arrived, behaved rudely and dismissively toward residents -- including a household with a family member on home oxygen -- and left without completing the repair, deferring the job to another crew. The crew reportedly told the family to 'hope for the best' rather than addressing the urgency of a medically vulnerable resident's situation.
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