SMUD: Many Still Without Power After Substation Catches Fire In Downtown Sacramento

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — SMUD said astir 1,300 customers apt won’t spot powerfulness restored until Wednesday aft a powerfulness substation successful Downtown Sacramento caught occurrence precocious Tuesday morning, sending up a ample file of fume that could beryllium seen for miles.

The country was astatine the substation adjacent H and 7th streets, adjacent to the historical Old Folsom Powerhouse.

Images from the sub-station yard. pic.twitter.com/Ea30y7Y9cU

— Sacramento Fire Department (@SacFirePIO) December 14, 2021

Sacramento Fire crews archetypal extinguished a tiny interior fire, but took a small longer to enactment retired the flames successful the gait of the substation.

No injuries person been reported, Sacramento Fire says.

Power was retired for respective businesses successful a six-block radius astir the country and postulation signals were out.

SMUD says the substation suffered important harm successful the fire. Exactly what started the occurrence is being investigated.

With the powerfulness being out, the sheriff’s section said the adjacent Sacramento County Jail was placed connected lockdown for unit and inmate safety.

Several streets successful the country – 5th and H heading eastbound connected H, and 6th and I heading northbound connected 6th – were closed to traffic. Light obstruction work has besides been impacted, prompting a autobus span for the Gold Line betwixt the Sacramento Valley Station and 13th Street Station, arsenic good for the Blue Line northbound betwixt 13th Street and Arden/Del Paso stations.

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However, soon aft 4 p.m., Sacramento Regional Transit said powerfulness had been restored and trains were backmost moving done the downtown country portion autobus bridges had ended.