Power restored in West Seattle after outage affecting thousands
Thousands of people were without power in West Seattle.
Seattle City Light said the outage affecting about 4,700 customers began at 4:25 a.m. Wednesday.
The utility said the outage was caused by a downed wire near California Avenue Southwest and Southwest Hudson Street.
Shortly after 6 a.m., power was restored to about 2,000 customers.
By 9 a.m., power had been restored to all but about 300 customers.
You can check the status of the outage at this link.
There is a large power outage in the West Seattle neighborhood. Use caution and treat dark or flashing signals as all ways stop. @SEACityLight pic.twitter.com/hFSjazh4CS
— SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) August 23, 2023
Crews are responding to an outage in West Seattle affecting approx. 4,700 customers. The cause is under investigation, and an estimated time of restoration is yet to be determined. Follow along on our outage map at: https://t.co/ijUJXHhsDH pic.twitter.com/c00DbLNK85
— Seattle City Light (@SEACityLight) August 23, 2023
