A fire on the BART tracks at the Civic Center station in San Francisco Tuesday morning has led to service disruptions, officials said.
According to the San Francisco Fire Department, an electrical fire happened on the third rail around 11:30 a.m.
“Crews quickly and safely extinguished the fire with a dry chemical extinguisher,” firefighters said in a statement.
1130 hours on 11/25/2025 – An incident has occurred with BART civic center station on the third rail. A electrical fire happened on the third rail.
Crews quickly and safely extinguished the fire with a dry chemical extinguisher.
There are no injuries at this time. Please…
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) November 25, 2025
No injuries were reported.
BART said in a separate statement that there was an initial report of a blown insulator on the trackway.
“A blown insulator makes a loud noise and generates smoke and arcing. We evacuated the station and San Francisco Fire responded to put out the flames,” the agency said.
We had an initial report of a blown insulator in the trackway. A blown insulator makes a loud noise and generates smoke and arcing. We evacuated the station and San Francisco Fire responded to put out the flames. No injuries were reported.
— BART (@SFBART) November 25, 2025
BART officials added that thre is some damage to the third rail that will need to be repaired and service is running on the undamaged track. Civic Center station reopened shortly after 12:25 p.m.
The agency said trains are single tracking between 24th Street Mission and Montgomery Street stations. Green Line and Red Line service is not running and riders should expect major delays throughout the system.
