Several burning trees caused power outages in Downtown Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Hundreds of workers in Downtown Fresno spent part of the morning in the dark after several pine trees caught fire and damaged PG&E transmission lines.

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The outage affected everything from the courts -- to the Fresno City Council meeting.

Some people were also stuck in a city hall elevator for about 30-minutes, before power was finally restored.

Investigators say the fire broke out in a nearby alley. The cause has not been determined.

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