"A major power outage hit San Francisco, leaving 130,000 PG&E customers or roughly 30% of the city blanketed in darkness on a rainy Saturday amid the holiday season. The outage started in the morning, but a fire that broke out inside a PG&E power substation around 2:15 p.m. in the Mission district played a role in the blackouts, according to the San Francisco Fire Department."
"The outage disrupted public transportation including BART trains. BART said on social media site X just after 3 p.m. that the stations at Powell Street and Civic Center were closed because of the outage and that trains in San Francisco were experiencing a 10-minute delay. The Muni and Central Subway systems were not running. PG&E posted on X it's working with city responders and officials on the issue. Power could be restored later today, PG&E posted on X."
A massive power outage left 130,000 PG&E customers—about 30% of San Francisco—without electricity during a rainy holiday-season Saturday. A fire inside a PG&E power substation in the Mission district around 2:15 p.m. contributed to the blackout; the fire was under control by 4:24 p.m. and its cause remains unknown. The outage closed BART stations at Powell Street and Civic Center, delayed trains about 10 minutes, and halted Muni and Central Subway service. PG&E reported working with city responders, said the grid has been stabilized, and indicated power could be restored later the same day.
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