Cable car abruptly stops in San Francisco, injuring more than a dozen people
Cable car abruptly stops in San Francisco, injuring more than a dozen people
San Francisco's Fire Department responded to the intersection of California and Hyde streets on Monday afternoon after a cable car abruptly stopped atop Nob Hill, injuring 15 people, officials say.
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's Fire Department responded to the intersection of California and Hyde streets on Monday afternoon after a cable car abruptly stopped atop Nob Hill, injuring 15 people, officials say.
The fire department posted video of first responders at the scene, located at 1351 California Street between Leavenworth and Hyde streets. The incident happened at around 3:15 p.m.
The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management System posted an alert at around 3:30 p.m., saying to avoid the area because emergency crews were at the scene. This is a busy intersection with a Trader Joe's grocery store just one block west of the scene.
Cable Car abruptly stops on Nob Hill injuring 14 passengers
In an update at around 4:40 p.m., the fire department said everyone was evaluated at the scene and that two of those people were transported to a hospital immediately for their injuries. 11 of the patients from what fire officials are calling a mass casualty incident, were transported for minor aches and pains. Two people declined to be transported to the hospital, officials said.
The fire department said they have also cleared the area.
Lt. Ken Smith, with the SF Fire Department said there were 15 people on board the cable car. The fire department said no other vehicle was involved.
Why did it abruptly stop?
What we don't know:
The Fire department said there will be an ongoing investigation, but it is not immediately clear what led to the abrupt stop of the cable car.
The investigation has been turned over to San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni) and the San Francisco Police Department.
Ambulances have responded to the scene. So far, the injuries are described as minor to moderate.
Our camera crew spotted a broken window on the cable car.
SFMTA responds with bus shuttle
Muni initially said that affected passengers would have to get on the number 1 California bus. Just before 4 p.m., they provided an update that said bus shuttles would be put in place to provide California Cable Car Line service with a reroute around Hyde Street.
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