San Francisco Power Outage: Thousands Still Affected After Two-Day Blackout

Widespread Power Outage in San Francisco

• ⚡ A massive power outage impacted approximately 130,000 customers in San Francisco, plunging a significant portion of the city into darkness over the weekend.
• ⚠️ As of the report, around 10,000 customers were still without power, two days after the initial outage.

Cause and Impact

• 🔥 The Pacific Gas and Electric Company attributed the blackout to a fire at a substation.
• 🛍️ The outage occurred during a busy shopping weekend, forcing restaurants and stores to shut down.
• 🚗 Whimo self-driving cars suspended operations due to a lack of power for their sensors, leading to abandoned vehicles clogging intersections.
• 🚪 Businesses were affected, with some requiring first responders to use crowbars to free workers locked inside.

Restoration Efforts and Support

• ✅ By late Saturday, power had been restored to over 95,000 customers.
• 🤝 A community resource center has been established to assist those affected by the prolonged outage.