Name: Fire, Heavy Smoke, Arcing Due to Transformer Explosion in Electrical Yard Behind Daly City BART video
Uploaded: 2026-09-09T02:11:35.000Z
Description: Firefighters responded to a fire in the electrical yard behind Daly City BART, where heavy smoke was visible. The incident involved a vegetation fire and arcing on the BART transformer battery system.

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Firefighters responded to a fire in the electrical yard behind Daly City BART, where heavy smoke was visible. The incident involved a vegetation fire and arcing on the BART transformer battery system.

Fire, Heavy Smoke, Arcing Due to Transformer Explosion in Electrical Yard Behind Daly City BART

A3, Daly City BART command. Daly City BART command, go ahead. All trains are evacuated. Message received.

All trains have been evacuated from the Daly City BART station.

Command, Engine 33. 33. Fire is extinguished, but not completely overhauled. We're going to relocate our hose lines to the ground level.

Firefighters have extinguished the fire but are continuing overhaul efforts at ground level.

City BART command, Control 3. Go ahead, Control 3. 30-minute ETA for BART, for PG&E Electric. We did also an expedite. Thank you, appreciate it.

Utility crews are expected to arrive in about 30 minutes to address the electrical issues and have been asked to expedite their response.

BART command, Control 3. BART command, go ahead. PG&E is responding. Electric and gas, they will call back with their ETA. Copy that, thank you.

Utility crews are responding to assist with the electrical and gas issues at the scene.

Command Engine 33. 33. What's your location? I have the incident commander, BART representative

 here at my location. I need to send him to you. I am 50 feet from the rear bumper of 33 Engine.

Command Engine 33. 33. What's your location? I have the incident commander, BART representative here at my location. I need to send him to you. I am 50 feet from the rear bumper of 33 Engine.

A BART representative is coordinating with the incident commander on site.

A3, BART Street command. Go ahead and dispatch PG&E, both gas and electric.

A3, BART Street command. Go ahead and dispatch PG&E, both gas and electric. Okay.

Utility crews have been requested to assist with the situation at the electrical yard.

24. Rescue 2, go to the Daly City Barn Station and check and see if there's reports of a train on fire there. Daly City should be handling. Can you assist there?

Firefighters are checking for reports of a train fire at the station.

Engine 33, officer. Engine 33, drive. Go ahead for 33, officer. Yeah, I got a heavy arc in by the rig. Looks like a little transformer exploded by us. Message received. Yeah, all units be advised, there's smoke coming from multiple locations here.

Firefighters report a transformer explosion, with smoke visible from multiple locations in the area.

Battalion 9, Engine 33, what is your location?

 Engine 33 is making access on a side road. They hit some vegetation fire.

 They're still active, arcing on the battery system of this BART transformer.

Battalion 9, Engine 33, what is your location? Engine 33 is making access on a side road. They hit some vegetation fire. They're still active, arcing on the battery system of this BART transformer.

Firefighters are addressing a vegetation fire and arcing on the BART transformer battery system.

A3, Engine 38, I'm sorry, Engine 33 is on scene at the BART station. There's heavy black smoke coming from the yard of the BART. Can you confirm that there's no, nothing at 38 Santa Barbara?

Heavy black smoke is visible from the electrical yard, as confirmed by firefighters on scene.

A3, Engine 33 on scene at Daly City BART station to the rear in the electrical yard.

 Unit dispatch for Engine 8 and Medic 574. The location is 24 William Hayes Plaza, cross of 3rd and 2nd. This is for auto versus ped. Respond on control 1.

 Engine 33, that's a fire in the electrical yard behind Daly City BART. Copy?

A3, Engine 33 on scene at Daly City BART station to the rear in the electrical yard. Copy. Unit dispatch for Engine 8 and Medic 574. The location is 24 William Hayes Plaza, cross of 3rd and 2nd. This is for auto versus ped. Respond on control 1. Engine 33, that's a fire in the electrical yard behind Daly City BART. Copy? That's affirmative. Going to TAC 9.

Firefighters on scene are reporting a fire in the electrical yard behind Daly City BART.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 500 John Daly Blvd.

Fire, Heavy Smoke, Arcing Due to Transformer Explosion in Electrical Yard Behind Daly City BART

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