( CNN ) -- San Francisco 's Candlestick Park was in need of , well , candles after two power outages stalled Monday night 's football game between the 49ers and the Pittsburgh Steelers . An initial power outage struck the park shortly before the start of the game , delaying the opening kickoff , football officials said . The second delay hit early in the second quarter , briefly delaying the game , they said . `` Right now , we believe the power outage occurred because of a blown transformer . We have all our available personnel working to confirm that , '' Steve Weakland , a spokesman for the 49ers , said in a written statement . `` There are more questions than answers ; we have asked PG & E to assure us and the NFL that this will not reoccur . We will continue to update you as we learn more. `` Pacific Gas and Electric Company said its crews were investigating the cause of both outages at the stadium , which is home to the 49ers . `` While we have many customers at the stadium , Candlestick Park is the only facility impacted , '' PG & E said in a written statement . Crews located a downed power line in the area and were working to determine if it was related to the first outage at the stadium , PG & E said . PG & E is working closely with San Francisco city and county officials and the owner of Candlestick Park to determine the cause , said Geisha Williams , PG & E 's executive vice president of electric operations , said in a statement . `` Determining exactly what happened and working to prevent something like this from happening again is very important to everyone involved , '' the statement said . The delays in the game seemed to not hinder the 49ers as they walloped the Steelers in route to a 20-3 victory . CNN 's Greg Morrison contributed to this report .
San Francisco 49ers home game hit by two power outages . Outages are believed to have been caused by a blown transformer , football official says . The first outage delayed the start of the game by a few minutes . The second outage struck during the second quarter , briefly halting the game .