PGE apologizes for false alarm at River Mill Dam that jolted residents awake

Portland General Electric (PGE) is apologizing to customers in the Estacada area who were jolted awake early Tuesday morning to an apparent false alarm about an issue at the River Mill Dam. Sirens at the dam sounded at 1 a.m. Tuesday. According to a PGE spokesperson, the alarm went off followed by a recorded message that said: “Warning, warning, this is a public announcement, there is a dam failure emergency, river level is rising, evacuate the river and proceed to high ground, evacuate, evacuate." In a statement, the spokesperson said a routine test of the warning system had been conducted earlier on Monday. The company is now READ MORE | https://katu.com/news/local/pge-apolo... _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KATU on Facebook:   / katunews   KATU on Twitter:   / katunews   Subscribe to KATU on YouTube:    / @katunews   Daily News Playlist:    • KATU Daily News Playlist   For more information, visit https://katu.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 503.231.4222 KATU is a OR based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #KATU #Katu2abc #Portland #Oregon #localnews #oregonnews