A power outage took place today at 12:10 p.m. affecting the Parkmerced apartments surrounding SF State, PG&E confirmed.

Power returned to the area around 2:40 p.m.

Parkmerced officials at the time said they were unaware of the exact extent of that outage but that it is widespread and assessed the situation.

Rose Tamayo, 20, a Parkmerced resident and SF State student said she was getting ready for her first day as a volunteer at Laguna Honda Hospital.

"I was going to fix my hair with a straightening iron, but since the power is out I couldn't do that," Tamayo, a kinesiology major said as she walked quickly on Holloway Avenue towards the Muni.