Chai! San Francisco don enter wahala as power waka come off for the city. E be like say PG&E no sabi manage their wahala well. Over 130,000 homes and businesses dey dark like the night o, just as Christmas dey shine for corner.

Dis power cut start for morning time, na around 1 p.m. na im San Francisco fire brigade begin dey hear say fire don catch PG&E substation wey dey for 8th and Mission streets. Fire service rush go there, and by 4:24 p.m. dem don manage control am. But wetin cause the fire? Na still question wey no get answer.

All dis palava as people dey hustle for holiday season. You fit imagine say na Saturday before Christmas, and shops dey close, road dey block and people dey vex like say dem don lose their last bus fare. Areas like Richmond, Sunset, Presidio and Golden Gate Park na the place wey suffer pass, na dem dey complain say power no dey.

PG&E talk say dem manage restore power for most customers by 10 p.m. on Saturday, but some stubborn 17,000 people still dey manage dey suffer without light the next day. As di weather dey rain finish, PG&E need extra hands, so dem bring more engineers and electricians come help dem restore everything back to normal.

Na so public transport join the wahala, BART dey close some stations, Muni and Central Subway dey stop service. Honestly, na wah! If you fit see how Waymo self-driving car no fit move again, you go laugh and cry at the same time. E be like say dem driverless cars don dey strike join the power cut.

San Francisco mayor, Daniel Lurie don talk say make everybody dey careful, wetin we dey notice? So many lights dey off. He even advise make people better stay house, no need to waka anyhow when the road dey like battlefield. Emergency Management Department don also talk say make we no dey use gas stoves and generator for inside house, because of carbon monoxide wey fit show face.

Di blackout come dey follow say weather no go let us rest; dem dey talk say another serious rain go land for Los Angeles by Christmas. E fit be say this Christmas go turn stormy more than di last time wey we sabi.

As we dey follow dis story, many residents dey wonder as e go take affect dem shops and local events wey suppose dey pop for Christmas. PG&E don dey promise to fix everything, but till them unlock di light, wahala still dey there. Di investigation for di fire go still take time, as dem dey check how e take happen nah.