SACRAMENTO, Calif — Dec. 15 Update:
Power was restored to all but 700 customers by Wednesday morning, according to SMUD.
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Power will not be restored to more than a thousand customers Tuesday due to significant damage after a fire at a SMUD substation, SMUD said in a statement.
SMUD said it is working to contact impacted customers and said those with backup generators should use them. About 1,300 customers lost power when SMUD de-energized the substation after a fire broke out.
The fire broke out Tuesday morning around 11:47 a.m. at a power substation in downtown Sacramento at 7th Street and H Street.
All employees have been accounted for and no injuries have been reported.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
A small fire on the interior and a fire in the exterior yard were both contained Tuesday afternoon, according to the fire department.
Traffic signals are also out in the area and the fire department is asking people to avoid the area of 6th Street and H Street.
Roads are closed on H Street from 5th to 6th Streets and the I Street between 5th and 6th Streets.
Because of the fire, the light rail is not operating in downtown Sacramento.
According to Sacramento Regional Transit, a bus bridge has been placed on the Gold Line between Sacramento Valley Station and 13th Street Station as well as the Blue Line north between 13th Street and the Arden and Del Paso Stations. GreenLine Passengers should use bus route 11.
