Avoid Fulton Street in the Outer Richmond and expect some possible disruption with the 5-Fulton bus as there is a sinkhole and burst water main being dealt with on 29th Avenue that's causing flooding all the way down to 31st Avenue.

The San Francisco Fire Department put out a notice about a "HAZARD" at 12:29 p.m. Tuesday, saying that a water main break at 29th Avenue was being addressed, and had caused a "6' x 6' sinkhole" in the area. Fulton Street was consequently shut down for five blocks.

Video posted to the Citizen app showed a river of brown water flowing down 29th Avenue toward Fulton from what appeared to be a sinkhole in the middle of the block. A separate video from what appears to be 31st Avenue shows the water pooling and circling a storm drain at the corner of Fulton, two blocks down.

Water Main Break @CitizenApp

Fulton St & 29th Ave 11:47:15 AM PDT

Water Main Break @CitizenApp

Fulton St & 29th Ave 11:47:15 AM PDT
Photo via Citizen app
Photo via Citizen app


Update: As of 2:30 p.m., the SFFD tweeted that the water had stopped gushing and five single-family homes and one apartment building had been affected "without injury." Fulton Street remains blocked for those five blocks and the "recovery phase" to deal with the sinkhole on 29th Avenue has begun.