San Francisco blackout affects 130,000 amid holiday weekend
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San Francisco, United States. A power outage on Saturday, Dec. 20 cut electricity to about 130,000 customers after a fire at a Pacific Gas and Electric substation, officials said. The outage hit northern neighbourhoods including Richmond, Presidio and areas near Golden Gate Park, causing transit disruptions, traffic-signal failures and business closures during the holiday weekend. Mayor Daniel Lurie urged residents to stay home, treat dark signals as four-way stops and check on vulnerable neighbours. Pacific Gas and Electric restored 90,000 customers by 9 p.m., with remaining outages expected to be resolved overnight. Based on 11 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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- 1. Dec 20: Power outage begins in San Francisco, affecting roughly 125,000–130,000 customers.
- 2. Dec 20 afternoon: San Francisco Fire Department reports a fire inside a PG&E substation.
- 3. Dec 20 afternoon-evening: Mayor and emergency management advise residents to avoid non-essential travel and treat dark signals as four-way stops.
- 4. Dec 20 9:00 p.m.: PG&E reports restoration of about 90,000 customers, with remaining customers expected to be restored overnight.
- 5. Dec 21: Ongoing restoration work continues; officials monitor transit, traffic and community impacts while assessing cause and damage.
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