Nearly 40,000 PG&E customers without power, electricity in parts of San Francisco, officials say
SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands of PG&E customers in San Francisco lost power on Saturday.
At last check, 39,520 customers were without power.
The outage was first reported in the Inner Sunset neighborhood at about 9:40 a.m. and was affecting about 14,700 customers. At 10:10 a.m., more outages were reported impacting about 25,000 customers in the Richmond District, the Presidio, Golden Gate Park, Inner Sunset District, and near the Civic Center.
PG&E said crews were evaluating the problem as of 2 p.m. and estimated most customers’ power would be back on by 3:45 p.m., with others estimated to be restored by. 7:15 p.m., according to PG&E’s outage map.
Traffic signals could be out in the affected areas and should be treated as four-way stop signs, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management said in a statement.
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PG&E tells ABC7 News, the cause is being investigated.
San Francisco city officials are asking the public to not call 911 to report power outages, “unless there is a life safety emergency. Keep 911 phone open for emergencies.”
Rain is forecast for Saturday night, with wind gusts of up to 25 mph. Rainy conditions are expected to continue through Friday.
Power outage affecting BART service
BART announced on X, the Powell St. and Civic Center stations on the San Francisco Line are currently closed due to the PG&E power outage.
ABC7 News contributed to this report
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