Dec 20 (Reuters) – A sizable part of San Francisco was hit by a power outage on Saturday, according to the city’s emergency management department and the city’s main utility company. The blackout hit about 125,000 residents in the California city of around 800,000 people, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Company <PCG.N>. “A large […]
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Dec 20 (Reuters) – A sizable part of San Francisco was hit by a power outage on Saturday, according to the city’s emergency management department and the city’s main utility company.
The blackout hit about 125,000 residents in the California city of around 800,000 people, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Company <PCG.N>.
“A large power outage is impacting San Francisco – only call 9-1-1 for life safety emergencies, avoid non-essential travel, treat down traffic signals as four way stops, keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed, and turn off major appliances to prevent surges,” the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management posted on social media.
The outage caused traffic jams and forced some businesses to close temporarily.
(Reporting by Tim Reid, Editing by Nick Zieminski)