The Brief
- Traffic on the Bay Bridge was a nightmare for Thursday morning commuters thanks to crashes on the San Mateo Bridge and a fire from several PG&E utility vaults in San Francisco’s financial district.
- San Francisco crews were called out about 6:30 a.m. to the financial district after smoke was reported in an electrical PG&E vault under the street at 150 California Street.
- Authorities issued a shelter-in-place for the 100 to 200 blocks of California Street and 100 to 200 blocks of Front Street.
SAN FRANCISCO – Traffic on the Bay Bridge was a nightmare for Thursday morning commuters thanks to crashes on the San Mateo Bridge and a fire from several PG&E utility vaults in San Francisco’s financial district.
Traffic, vault fire
Why you should care:
The California Highway Patrol reported two early morning crashes on the San Mateo Bridge, which sent some commuters over to the Bay Bridge, which began to start backing up before 7 a.m.
Some drivers complained that it was taking them two hours to cross the Bay Bridge. …