OAKLAND, Calif. — A fire at an electrical substation temporarily caused outages at Oakland International Airport and left 50,000 customers in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area without power on Sunday, Oakland Fire Department officials said.
The Oakland Fire Department responded to a fire on Pacific Gas & Electric property in the early afternoon and found a burning transformer, an unidentified Oakland Fire Department spokesperson said in a video posted to Twitter. The fire has been extinguished.
The fire caused power outages in Oakland and Alameda. Pacific Gas Electric’s website estimated that power would be restored by mid-evening. Spokespersons did not immediately respond to a phone call seeking comment.
Oakland International Airport, which serves about 170 flights a day, lost power for nearly two hours, spokesman Robert Bernardo told the San Francisco Chronicle. A few security lines remained open for screening, KNTV reported. Social media posts showed large crowds of people gathered during baggage claim at the airport.
The power outage also halted some public transport to the airport and slowed traffic on other routes.
Airport officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
ABC News
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