Substation Fire Knocks Out Power Across Parts Of San Francisco

A fire at a Pacific Gas & Electric substation in San Francisco sparked widespread power outages across areas of the northern half of the city, from the Richmond and Sunset districts through Haight-Ashbury and into the downtown area.

SFFD is on scene of a 1 alarm fire at a PG&E substation located at 8th St. and Mission St. we are working collaboratively to shut shut down power and extinguish the fire with carbon dioxide. Please avoid the area , Heavy traffic. #sffd pic.twitter.com/1CmcK0CTIW

— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) December 20, 2025

It’s the 8th and Mission Street @PGE4Me Substation. pic.twitter.com/heNFDLyMPB

— Matt Dorsey (@mattdorsey) December 21, 2025

Anyone wondering about the S.F. wide power outage I am watching where it happened from my window pic.twitter.com/2LHZnEFxtH

— snwy (@snwy_me) December 20, 2025

Firefighters responded to a blaze at a PG&E substation on 8th and Mission Street on Saturday evening. The latest data from Poweroutage.US says about 125,000 customers are without power.

Not the first time. 

Historical fun fact: today is not the first time @PGE4Me plunged large swaths of San Francisco into darkness on the Saturday before Christmas — among the busiest shopping days of the year — and today’s outage would appear to involve the same substation to blame 22 years ago. pic.twitter.com/XHT4WfJSZ1

— Matt Dorsey (@mattdorsey) December 21, 2025

Officials have yet to say what sparked the substation fire.

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