Saturday, 22 April 2017

Massive power outage hits San Francisco, shuts down businesses, BART station, cable cars, traffic lights

Massive power outage hits San Francisco, shuts down businesses, BART station, cable cars, traffic lights

A massive blackout likely caused by a fire at a PG&E substation swept through San Francisco on Friday, darkening homes and businesses for hours, shutting down a subway station and all the cable cars, and knocking out streetlights across a wide swath of the city. The power outage, which at its height affected 88,000 customers, struck just after 9 a.m. when a fire erupted at a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. depot at Larkin and Eddy streets.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Massive-power-outage-hits-San-Francisco-shuts-11089574.php?source=Snapzu

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