On Friday morning,massive power outages hit San Francisco, New York City, and Los Angeles, as well as other American cities, causing chaos during the morning commutes for, it’s probably safe to say, millions of people.

A blackout left 95,000 without power in downtown San Francisco, trapping more than 20 people in elevators and causing traffic chaos on the same day New York's subway was crippled by a power outage.

The outages on either coast both occurred on Friday morning, throwing America's first and fifth largest rapid transit systems into disarray at the peak of the two cities' morning rush hours.

The power outage in San Francisco stalled work in the technology and finance center as a vast swath of the financial district lost electricity around 9am local time.

Office workers spilled onto city streets in the heart of the business district, milling about as traffic snarled, since stoplights were not working.

An insulation fire at a PG&E substation at Larkin and Eddy streets is the reported cause of the outages.

The fire has been contained and local media reports that PG&E hopes to restore power by 1pm for most customers.

The San Francisco Fire Department says it has responded to more than 100 calls for service since the blackout struck, including 20 calls for people stuck in elevators.




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Office workers wait for building elevators to resume working during a powercut in downtown San Francisco.

San Francisco fire department crews stand outside of an electric substation where a fire occurred, which might have caused the citywide power outage on Friday.

Crews install a generator above the Bay Area Rapid Transit Montgomery station after a power outage Friday, April 21, 2017, in San Francisco.

San Francisco: A sign informs customers that a restaurant is closed due to the power cut.

In my dear country, it is a normal thing but our street light no dey go off when dey take light

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 21: Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) workers stand outside of an electric substation where a fire occured and might have caused a citywide power outage on April 21, 2017 in San Francisco, California.

Ehya make them sorry o.. Remain for our government to commensurate with them for the power outage.. Govt wey no go commensurate with their people when people die but if one person die for outside na dem de first send condolences

Shey na we wey no de see light for how many hours a day go come experience this kind thing de shout Ni?? Na normal normal for here

Streetlights stands dark during a citywide power outage on April 21, 2017 in San Francisco, California.

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency officers directs traffic at an intersection with street lights out during a citywide power outage on April 21, 2017 in San Francisco, California.

As bad as corruption hitting Nigeria badly

People wait outside a financial district building to return to their offices after a power outage Friday, April 21, 2017, in San Francisco.

In Nigeria even our small businesses run like lga. They have to drill borehole for water, buy generating set for power and manage roads too. That's why its a bit more difficult to start a business here. Tempel

Business stands still: Dark Coffee and Doughnut shops.

Airport.

Subway

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This is normal thing over here. Amazing to see how lazy and non challant workers are over there, they are waiting for the elevators to come on before going to their respective workstation.

Try that one here, even in UBA building marina and see if your assss will not be sent packing

Waiting for elevator to resume: Kate Davis, from left, Alex Rodriguez, Molly Gasch and Marissa Osowsky works on steps in front of their office building in San Francisco during a power outage in San Francisco, Friday, April 21, 2017.

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: People stand on an idling train at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station, April 21, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

A power outage also at a midtown Manhattan subway station caused widespread delays during the morning commute on Friday.

All these oyinbo people! Nepa took light for 4 hours and lives stopped! Come to Naija for visitation o.

Locked intersection during a power outage in San Francisco, Friday, April 21, 2017.

I think dey said NEPA don't take light in yankee? Wetin happen here, yeye dey smell




But honestly it's not funny, there's power outage and it turns to a news, here in Nigeria, even the so called NEPA abi phcn uses generators in their offices.



Which way Nigeria??

Ladies with the laptop and phones, nice.... Down here you can be seen as an Internet fraudster.... Sars for don beat you like Kilode before asking any question

We are Nigerians nothing can stop us

Cable Cars sit idle on California Street during a power outage in San Francisco, Friday, April 21, 2017.

Shey that restaurant that closed because of power outage no get stove and gen nii? Hanhan bunch of lazy arses..

On a more serious note, what will happen to San Francisco if the power outage exceeds 30 days?

Lol...us wey the pay for blackout nko.

Their lives revolve around electricity.

They should come to Niger Area

See how power outage looks so abnormal.... Meanwhile somewhere in Africa called Nigeria, if the power is stable beyond 12hours i go begin to dy fear. That the abnormality!

am waiting for that time in Nigeria were a whole city will be on a stand still because there's power outage.