NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. —

Nearly 3,000 people were without power in Nevada County on Tuesday evening, according to a map from PG&E.

The outages come as lightning strikes have battered the region, although PG&E has not specified a cause for the outages.

The outages are primarily in unincorporated portions of the county, with 2,881 customers affected as of 9:30 p.m.

Additionally, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office said forward progress was stopped on the Bitney Fire, which burned several acres near the community of Lake Wildwood.

Officials said the Bitney Fire was reported at 7:45 p.m. on Bitney Springs Road near Excelsior Road. Around 70 homes in the area were ordered to evacuate before the order was downgraded to a warning.

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