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8. As of 11 PM PG&E still doesn't know what caused it.

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 03:06 AM

3 hrs ago

Power is slowly coming back.

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Why did San Francisco lose power today? [View all] BigmanPigman 7 hrs ago OP

Apparently, a substation fire... regnaD kciN 7 hrs ago #1

There was a fire, but it started after the outages began. Demobrat 6 hrs ago #6

As of 11 PM PG&E still doesn't know what caused it. BigmanPigman 3 hrs ago #8

The outages began at 9:30am. The fire was reported at 2:14pm. Demobrat 2 hrs ago #9

For those of us who don't live there, PoindexterOglethorpe 7 hrs ago #2

Chronicle usonian 6 hrs ago #4

Here you go... BigmanPigman 6 hrs ago #5

You beat me to it. usonian 7 hrs ago #3

Thank you to all who updated me PoindexterOglethorpe 4 hrs ago #7