Crime & Safety
Water Main Break Floods Multiple Bay Area Homes: Fire Officials
The homes flooded with two to three feet of water on Monday morning, according to fire officials.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Multiple homes in a San Francisco neighborhood were flooded Monday morning after a water main break, according to fire officials.
It's unclear what caused the break or when exactly it broke. San Francisco Fire Department officials said around 8:23 a.m. that homes in the 200 block of Santos Street, between Velasco and Geneva avenues, were flooded with two to three feet of water.
The water main has since been shut down and is in the process of being repaired.
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Nobody was displaced as a result of the flood. Videos posted by the department show fire crews wading through brown water and walking through muddy streets.
Large water main break with roadway flooded on the 200 block of Santos St. between between Velasco and Geneva Ave. Some reports of homes flooded with 2-3 feet of water, avoid the area. The water main was shut down and the situation is being repaired. Residents were not evacuated… pic.twitter.com/ugU1u9ifTi
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) October 27, 2025
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