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PG&E outage, fire prompts major BART delays

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KTVU FOX 2
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Published September 12, 2026 7:10 PM PDT
Published September 12, 2026 7:10 PM PDT
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Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train in Orinda, California, December 4, 2025. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

The Brief

    • BART announced just after 5:20 p.m. that a fire near the Coliseum station caused delays on the Berryessa Line in the Dublin/Pleasanton, Berryessa, Richmond and Daly City directions.
    • PG&E told KTVU just before 8:55 p.m. that the tracks had been cleared and power restored.

OAKLAND, Calif. - A PG&E power outage near the Oakland Coliseum BART station prompted major train delays on Saturday afternoon.

BART delays near Oakland

What we know:

BART announced just after 5:20 p.m. that a fire near the Coliseum station caused delays on the Berryessa Line in the Dublin/Pleasanton, Berryessa, Richmond and Daly City directions.

BART issued an updated advisory just after 6 p.m. announcing that a PG&E outage caused service to completely halt between Fruitvale and Bay Fair. PG&E told KTVU that the power outage began just after 4:40 p.m. and was caused by a wire falling across BART and Union Pacific Railroad tracks near 6315 San Leandro Street.

PG&E told KTVU just before 8:55 p.m. that the tracks had been cleared and power restored.

The Source: Information in this story came from PG&E and BART.

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