SF News Hazmat Situation Closes Northbound S Van Ness Just in time for your evening commute, northbound South Van Ness Ave from Mission Street to Market Street has been close due to a hazmat situation. (Unconfirmed reports suggest a chemical leak.) The
SF News Gas Leak At 24th & Bryant Prompts Street Closures, Evacuations [UPDATE] UPDATE: Streets are now open. A gas leak at 24th and Bryant, smack dab the ninth circle of San Francisco's gentrification techster hell, has prompted a temporary street closure this afternoon. According to
SF News Map: Will Your Apartment Building Disintegrate Into Dust When The Big One Hits? This handy map based on data from the city's Department of Building Inspection and published by the S.F. Public Press will tell you (albeit with a frighteningly large degree of uncertainty). To
SF News Photo: Fire Hydrant Explosion In Noe Valley At around 8:30 this morning, the hydrant at Sanchez and Day in Noe Valley was knocked over, creating this glorious/frustrating scene. SFist reader and local photog David Gallagher captured the watery
SF News BREAKING: Bomb Squad At New Montgomery; Shelter In Place [Updated] The bomb squad has been called in over on the 100 block of New Montgomery in San Francisco, according to NBC Bay Area. A shelter in place is in effect for all businesses.
SF News 4.0 Earthquake Hits East Bay A minor 4.0 quake hit the Bay Area at 5:33 Monday morning, rattling parts of San Francisco and the East Bay. Did you feel it? According to USGS, it was centered
SF News Massive Fire Displaces Dozens, Destroys Historic Sequoia Building In Berkeley A huge blaze, which has been described as the largest in the area since the Berkeley/Oakland Hills fire in 1991, burned inside the historic 39-unit Sequoias apartment building at Haste and Telegraph
SF News [UPDATED] Gas Main Break Shuts Down Mason at Post AlertSF sent word that a gas main break shut down occurred near Union Square. "At 2:15 today it was reported that a 10" gas main was hit by a construction crew at
SF News Gas Leak at Howard and Beale [Updated] A gas leak at Howard and Beale streets has prompted a street closure in the area. Which is to say, avoid the area of Beale between Mission and Howard for now. Muni is
SF News BREAKING: Earthquake Shakes Whole East Coast [Updated] We're getting reports that an earthquake just shook a huge swath of the East Coast, from as far north as Boston south to North Carolina. Ooop - our cohorts at Gothamist HQ report
SF News 6-Alarm Fire at Plastics Plant in Fairfield Prompts Shelter-in-Place A massive six-alarm fire in Fairfield at the Macro Plastics Plant on 2250 Huntington Drive has resulted in a shelter-in-place. The blaze started a little before 2 pm this afternoon. Loads of plastic
SF News Firefighters Battle Inner Sunset Blaze Oh dear. San Francisco firefighters responded to a fire this afternoon in the Inner Sunset. "The blaze was reported at 12:36 p.m. in the 1600 block of 10th Avenue," notes SF
SF News Runner Who "Died" at 2010 Bay to Breakers Completes This Year's Race If you recall, at last year's Bay to Breakers, there had been reports of a runner collapsing from a heart attack at the finish line, and many at the scene said he had
SF News Manhole Cover Explosion at Grant and Post We're hearing reports of a manhole cover explosion happening in the city's Union Square area. KCBS tweets: "Black smoke reported at Post & Grant in SF, reports of a manhole cover explosion." Joanna
SF News Make Your Own Preparedness Kit Speaking of widespread earthquake devastation, Japan's 8.9 earthquake is a strong reminder that, yes, you really do need an earthquake kit. Seriously. After the Loma Prieta earthquake, an estimated 12,000 Bay
SF News 911 Call Center Receives 566 Fake Calls In 5 Hour A Palo Alto 11 dispatch center got 566 phantom emergency calls in five hours, reports KTVU. "The siege of calls to the Palo Alto emergency communications center started Jan 13 at 8:30
SF News Castro Gas Main Break Prompts Shelter-In-Place View Larger Map Evacuations and a shelter-in-place are underway in the Castro today due to a "big gas main break" at 18th and Hartford. SFPD confirmed this to SFist, saying that the fire
SF News Timeline of S.F. Manhole Cover Explosions View PG&E Underground Fires (2005-2010) in a larger map Two manhole covers exploded this morning in the city's Financial District. The early morning explosions, according to PG&E, were due
SF News (UPDATED) Huge Explosion Sparks Massive San Bruno Fire According to CBS 5, "a huge explosion happened in the San Bruno area and huge flames can be seen...the flames are near Crestmore and San Ramon Avenues." The fire has torched multiple
SF News Search Resumes for Woman Who Placed Distress Call A U.S. Coast Guard search is underway after a woman sent out a distress call on Monday night just off the coast of Tiburon. "Minutes before 10 p.m., Coast Guard Chief
SF News Vault Fire at Pier 23 According to @Emergency_In_SF: "a vault fire has been reported at Pier 23. SFFD on scene. PG&E en route. Exact number without power is unknown." We'll update as soon as
SF News 6.5 Earthquake Hits Off Eureka Coast A little before 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to USGS, an earthquake of a 6.4/6.5 magnitude "struck 15 miles SW of Eureka at 4:28 p.m." This,
SF News Santa Clara County Declares Swine Flu Emergency Santa Clara County declared a local emergency yesterday, setting aside $500k for free clinics, which will administer the swine flu vaccine to thousands of uninsured residents when the vaccine becomes available in mid-October.
SF News Bomb Squad Truck at Transbay Terminal The big bomb squad truck is there at the Transbay Terminal right now. AlertSF says you'll want to avoid the area for at least the next 90 minutes. We'll update with more info
SF News Japan Launches Earthquake Packs for Your Pets Manufacturer Oyagokoro, based in Japan, just launched a new line of earthquake packs, ones "designed to keep dogs and cats safe during such events," reports The Examiner. The kits come in three sizes,
