SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- A large-scale power outage struck San Francisco, U.S. state of California, on Saturday, affecting about 130,000 households and businesses, or roughly one-third of all customers served by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in the city.
The San Francisco Fire Department said that a fire broke out inside a PG&E substation in the city on Saturday afternoon, triggering at least some of the power outages.
As of 5:30 p.m. (0130 GMT Sunday), a PG&E spokesperson said the company was still unable to provide an estimated time for the restoration of power in any part of the city. ■