Eletrical equiptment was making it hard to put out so they brought in a Carbon Dioxide truck. It suffocates the fire and removes the oxygen and cools it downafter several hours the fire was finally put out and pge could tell us the cause of both that. And the massive power outage that effected such a large swath of the city. We had a Circuit Breaker fail it created a fire around the breaker the insulation around the breaker burned and thats what created the situationpge says exactly why the breaker failed is still being looked into. But its age relatedits simply old equiptment. They are in the process of spending 100 Million Dollars to upgrade that substation. Which is scheduled to be done at the sometime next year. maureen live no one was injured in that fireand so far theres been no reports of any injuries or traffic accidents related to this widespread outage. Maureen kelly kron4 news vicki the massive outage also took a toll on people and traffic in San Franciscos financial distric
Fire and spoke were coming from a pg e substation downtown on larkin near ellis treatment an electrical fire difficult to put out. It was dry chemical, which is more of a smotherly agent. Reporter a massive power outage spread downtown. 87,000 customers lost power and many had no lights, no air conditioning, some lost phone service. It was pitch black in our store. Everybody freaked out a little bit. We definitely lost a lot of customers. Reporter many restaurants could not take credit cards or lunch orders. They were forced to close. Some businesses couldnt get all their work done. Others sent people home early. During Conference Calls we were disconnected, randomly dropped during Conference Calls. Reporter 20 calls came in about people being stuck in elevators. 19 schools lost power. When i got home, everything was blacked out. All the clinics and the hospitals reported in. There were a few surgeries in session and they were able to have their backup generators. And traffic became a
I was. Yes, i always am. Along with gasia and alex in for mike, i am Sal Castaneda. Welcome. For the third time in less than week, there has been a new chief in charge there is a new chief in charge of the Oakland Police department. Mayor libby schaaf replaced chief wentz to chief fairow. The mayor received information that caused her to lose confidence in fairow. That information was that fairow once had an extramarital affair with a subordinate. The mayor said the background check went too fast. Several Oakland City Council members say its regrettable and a clear sign of failed leadership within city government. New acting police chief Paul Figueroa is looking forward to making positive changes. Obviously, there is some things that need to be addressed within the department. I can tell you the next few days are critical for us. I am solidifying the daytoday operations for the department. Acting chief Paul Figueroa rose through the ranks as starting as a police cadet in 1991. Joining
60. Well track the rain later together. Westbound 37 near sears point an accident on the right shoulder with big rig. Activity on the scene there. Slight delays as you approach. Other than that, very quiet on our bay area bridges. Well have a complete look coming up in just a few minutes. Powerball mania reaching its peak last night when it was announced that a Winning Ticket was sold at this Southern California 7eleven and what a party they had in the parking lot there. Hundreds of people came to celebrate the Winning Ticket last night. Other Winning Tickets were sold in florida and tennessee s the record 1. 5 billion Powerball Jackpot will be split three ways. Danielle nottingham reports from chino hills where one of the tickets was purchased. Reporter residents descended on the store in chino hills late into the night where at least one golden Powerball Ticket was sold. I could have won. Your winning powerball numbers. Reporter California Lottery official posted the big news on twit
Hi, everyone. Good afternoon, im frank mallicoat. Im michelle griego. Just moments ago, officers lined outside the church for the final salute to Sergeant Tom Smith as they carried his coffin into the hearse following funeral services. Anne makovec joins us from outside the church in Castro Valley. Reporter the service did just let out. You can see a multitude of attendees here behind me outside of the church. Speaking today inside the funeral, bart police chief Kenton Rainey as well as smiths own brother, who is an officer with newark pd. [ bagpipes ] reporter bart Police Sergeant tommy smiths body in a flagdraped coffin was removed from the hearse and taken into the Neighborhood Church of Castro Valley as officers from all over the bay area and california looked on. Smiths wife and his daughter filed past the crowd this morning for the funeral they never saw coming. Smiths brothers are also Law Enforcement officers. The family that never said good bye to each other, instead stay safe