Overview
- San Francisco Fire Department says an electrical fire on the third rail began around 11:30 a.m. and was extinguished with a dry chemical extinguisher by about 12:11 p.m.
- BART evacuated and closed Civic Center station during the response, then reopened it shortly after 12:25 p.m.
- Trains are single-tracking between 24th Street Mission and Montgomery Street, with Green and Red line service suspended and major delays reported across the system.
- BART cites damage to the third rail that requires repairs, with crews working on site to restore normal operations.
- Tuesday’s incident follows last week’s separate disruption from cut fiber lines at Hayward that stalled service toward Berryessa, with no connection between the events reported by officials.