An underground fire near the Tenderloin and Civic Center neighborhoods caused a power outage on Wednesday evening that left nearly 2,800 customers without electricity, authorities said.<\/p>\n
The San Francisco Fire Department said it responded to a vault fire near Van Ness Avenue and Bush Street at about 7:45 p.m. SFFD said fire crews extinguished the blaze, but smoke may still be visible in the area.<\/p>\n
The fire triggered a power outage in the Tenderloin between Geary Boulevard and McAllister Street as well as a portion of the Civic Center, according to the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. outage tracker. Approximately 2,775 customers were without power as of 8 p.m.<\/p>\n
Authorities said PG&E crews were at the scene of the fire.<\/p>\n
PG&E initially estimated power would be restored between 12:30 a.m. and 1:15 a.m., but most customers in the area had electricity back by about 9:15 p.m., utility spokesperson Edgar Hopida said.<\/p>\n
No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency rerouted impacted Muni buses, as some roads in the area remain blocked by emergency vehicles, the agency announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n Subscribe<\/p>\n There’s more to San Francisco with the Chronicle. Subscribe today for just 25\u00a2.<\/a><\/p>\n