Lots of in San Francisco’s Noe Valley with out energy
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May 26, 2022Updated: May 26, 2022 8:46 am
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PG&E crews work to restore power to around 750 customers in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood after what appeared to be a blown transformer scorched a utility pole.
Andy Reinhardt / The Chronicle
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A PG&E worker addressing the burned top of a utility pole in San Francisco, Calif. An apparently blown transformer scorched the pole.
Andy Reinhardt / The Chronicle
About 750 residents near San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood were without power Thursday morning following an outage that impacted more than 3,000 customers on Wednesday night, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said.
The outage was first reported at about 11 pm Wednesday and affected 3,272 customers, said PG&E spokesperson Karly Hernandez.
PG&E crews were working Thursday morning to restore power to the remaining 751 customers, and expect full restoration by 2 pm, said Hernandez.
The cause of the outage was under investigation.
Residents reported hearing a loud “bang” around 11 pm Wednesday when a transformer may have blown. PG&E crews were working to replace a burned utility pole Wednesday morning.
Jessica Flores (she/her) is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jessica.flores@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @jesssmflores
Jessica Flores is a reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle. Before joining The Chronicle in 2021, she worked for USA Today, NPR affiliate KPCC and Curbed LA. Originally from LA, she received her master’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles.
