""To be able to certify that it's okay to turn on the power and use the generators so we don't have explosions," said John Kevranian of the Broadway Burlingame Business Improvement District."
""It's a mom and pop shop. We're not a big corporation where we can find a way to support our staff and our overhead payment," said Dul."
""At least $12,000. With the employees' salaries and the waste of the food and the revenue," said Wang."
""I just hope it won't happen again," said Wang."
Multiple power outages occurred along Burlingame's Broadway after PG&E crews found a petroleum product leaking into underground electrical vaults, which damaged equipment. PG&E supplied generators to affected businesses but required private electricians to certify safe connections before hooking up the generators, delaying power restoration. Merchants faced operational challenges and financial losses ahead of events, with one restaurant owner estimating at least $12,000 in lost revenue, payroll, and food waste. The Broadway Burlingame Business Improvement District plans to ask its board to subsidize private electrician costs. PG&E is extracting the petroleum and investigating its source and states the substance is not used with its equipment. Businesses hope operations return to normal and that the issue does not recur.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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