PG&E confirmed the explosion was caused by a low-voltage underground cable. Surveillance video captured flames erupting as people ran for cover, seeking safety inside a building.
Two people have been hospitalized after a suspect allegedly stabbed a person in San Francisco's Marina District and fled, eventually needing to be rescued from bay waters on Saturday, authorities said.
"This is just going to be stuck with me forever," said Giselle Basilio, who was emotional after being inside a Bernal Heights home with six family members when a devastating fire broke out. The family's cat, Draco, died in the fire and three firefighters had minor burn injuries.
Firefighters worked for two hours to rescue a man stuck inside a garbage truck in San Francisco's Tenderloin after dumpster diving. He was heard yelling and injured as the trash was being compacted and has been taken to the hospital.
Firefighters from across the Bay Area headed to northern Nevada to help battle the rapidly growing Hawk Fire as part of a mutual aid response supporting firefighters already on the front lines near Reno. The wind-driven wildfire that has forced tens of thousands of residents to flee their homes.
An investigation is underway after an underground vault fire knocked out power overnight in San Francisco, disrupting the start of the school day for two nearby schools and leaving several customers without electricity Monday morning.