Transportation disruption. Power outage for tens of thousands in San Francisco
Electricity Saturday night reported 130,000 subscribers in San Francisco at The United States, before it was returned to ninety thousand of them, according to what the city’s main electricity company announced.
A statement from the company stated: "Pacific Gas & Electric" At 9:00 p.m. (5:00 GMT), electricity power returned to ninety thousand homes.
The statement added that electricity will be restored to the remaining 40,000 subscribers during the night.
Traffic lights stopped
Earlier, local authorities asked residents to stay in their homes, and some stopped Traffic lights stopped working and movement on public transportation was disrupted.
Local official Daniel Lurie said in a video posted on the X website "It’s going to rain, and we’re at night. Whoever does not need to go out should stay home"He stated that members of the traffic police were deployed on the roads to compensate for the interruption of traffic lights.
After the power was restored to ninety thousand subscribers, he said "It’s an improvement. We would like to reassure those who have not received electricity that their safety is preserved, and we would like them to reassure themselves about their neighbors."
The reason for this outage was a fire in a power substation, according to Lori.
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