More than 17,000 PG&E customers in San Joaquin County, the majority of which were located in central and south Stockton, went without power Monday morning after a train carrying soybean oil derailed and damaged multiple transmission towers.
Most of the customers have since had their power restored, according to the Pacific Gas & Electric Company, and the rest were expected to be back online by the end of the day.
Police have said the tracks in the area of the derailed train pose an electrocution hazard, and county officials say an unknown amount of soybean oil has been spilled. Vehicles of an environmental waste company were also seen near the crash site…