San Francisco, CA
Power outage affects 20,000 households in San Francisco
A large power outage left almost 40,000 PG&E customers without electricity in San Francisco Saturday, according to the company.
The PG&E Outage Center first reported the outage was affecting 24,842 customers, but a few minutes later, PG&E told NBC Bay Area the outage was affecting 39,520 households in the areas of Richmond, Sunset, Presidio, Golden Gate Park and parts of downtown.
Officials warned traffic lights in these areas might be impacted and advise that if the traffic signal has gone dark, to treat it as a four-way stop.
According to the website, the outage was first reported at 10:10 a.m. and is expected to be restored at around 3:40 p.m., but PG&E told NBC Bay Area the outage started at around 1:10 p.m. and the estimated time of restoration is unknown.
This is a developing story. Details may change as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for updates.