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PG&E Vault Fire Rages, 4500 Without Power
Forty-five hundred San Francisco residents are without power this afternoon following an electrical fire that started in an underground vault operated by PG&E at the intersection of O’Farrell and Polk streets.
The fire, which is billowing thick plumes of toxic black smoke in the direction of downtown, began around noon according to witnesses.
PG&E crews recommended the fire be left to burn itself out after initially saying Co2 could be used to snuff out the flames, according to officials on scene. That was in the early stages of the emergency response before the fire grew in size and intensity.
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