{"id":481860,"date":"2026-10-01T18:44:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/481860\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T18:44:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:44:25","slug":"chaos-as-four-underground-vaults-erupt-under-san-francisco-sparking-mass-power-shut-off-shelter-in-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/481860\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaos as four underground vaults erupt under San Francisco sparking mass power shut-off, shelter in place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Four <a data-ylk=\"slk:underground vaults;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/12\/us-news\/two-bodies-found-in-underground-vault-after-blaze-erupted\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">underground vaults<\/a> caught fire Thursday morning in San Francisco, prompting a shelter-in-place order in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Crews responded to the scene around 6 a.m. along California Street and have already cleared the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Samuel Menchaca, a public information officer with the San Francisco Fire Department, said that there is no longer smoke or life-safety hazards on the street.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The San Francisco Fire Department responds to an underground vault fire at 150 California Street. KRON 4\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"579\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/california_post_772\/6b3386ee569234ed7579a9eba90fa4d3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco Fire Department responds to an underground vault fire at 150 California Street. KRON 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Department of Emergency Management lifted the shelter in place order as of 10:15 a.m. Thursday, according to Menchaca.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The<a data-ylk=\"slk:Fire Department;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/17\/us-news\/4-top-norcal-fire-officials-resign-after-posters-mock-females-at-station\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> Fire Department<\/a> received reports of smoke coming from multiple underground vaults, with smoke seen billowing into the streets.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A shelter-in-place order was expanded to include 100\u2013300 California Street and 100-300 Front Street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"473\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/california_post_772\/e199f44690854d69f620464d7cf7aebb.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A shelter-in-place order was expanded to include 100\u2013300 California Street and 100-300 Front Street<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There isn&#8217;t a cause for the fire yet, but PG&amp;E is expected to investigate further, according to the Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Crews responded to the scene around 6 a.m. along California Street.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"477\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/california_post_772\/85256356cbfd0581bb0007236057904c.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Crews responded to the scene around 6 a.m. along California Street.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Smoke was seen billowing into the streets in downtown San Francisco. NBC BAY AREA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"470\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/california_post_772\/75d50d24899a569b30ec808db2472545.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Smoke was seen billowing into the streets in downtown San Francisco. NBC BAY AREA<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PG&amp;E shut down additional power in the area, and a power outage was associated with the incident, according to <a data-ylk=\"slk:NBC Bay Area;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/san-francisco-vault-fire\/4151397\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NBC Bay Area<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The vaults are utility spaces underneath city streets that contain everything from electrical equipment, cables, transformers to telecommunications lines and other utility systems.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The San Francisco Fire Department received reports of smoke coming from multiple underground vaults. Photo Courtesy of Karen\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"634\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/california_post_772\/7b9b134267c239915c37e0156affebc6.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco Fire Department received reports of smoke coming from multiple underground vaults. 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