SAN FRANCISCO - A helicopter with three people on board crashed near Fairfield, Northern California on Tuesday.
According to the Solano County Sheriff's Office, the crash caused a power outage affecting some 40,000 PG&E customers.
Three people were believed to have been on board, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
FAA Pacific Division Communications Manager Ian Gregor confirmed that a Bell 206 helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances near the intersection of Lyon Road and Soda Springs Road around 1:30 p.m., according to the local media.
