The outages on either coast both occurred on Friday morning, throwing America’s first and fifth largest rapid transit systems into disarray at the peak of the two cities’ morning rush hours.
The power outage in San Francisco stalled work in the technology and finance center as a vast swath of the financial district lost electricity around 9am local time. Office workers spilled onto city streets in the heart of the business district, milling about as traffic snarled, since stoplights were not working.
An insulation fire at a PG&E substation at Larkin and Eddy streets is the reported cause of the outages. The fire has been contained and local media reports that PG&E hopes to restore power by 1pm for most customers.
The San Francisco Fire Department says it has responded to more than 100 calls for service since the blackout struck, including 20 calls for people stuck in elevators.
Source: New York City and San Francisco dual blackouts a mystery | Daily Mail Online
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