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.
HAZARD
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) October 4, 2022
At this time we are on the scene of a water main break at Fulton/29th Av. 6’ by 6’ Sink hole associated-- FULTON blocked between 29/34th Av. @SFMTA_Muni pic.twitter.com/BkY7grhnG6
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
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.
UPDATE: At this time the flooding has stopped thanks to @MySFPUC staff with help from @sfpublicworks and #SFFD. 5 single-family dwellings and 1 multi-family dwelling were affected with no injuries. FULTON between 29th and 34th remains closed. This is now in the recovery phase. https://t.co/VUm2aFdNYL pic.twitter.com/gXlq7AQWNu
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) October 4, 2022