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Equipment failure causes 8k Seattle City Light customers to lose power

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Published  April 8, 2025 3:21pm PDT
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FOX 13 Seattle

The Brief

    • Crews are working to restore power to Seattle City Light customers, with over 1,000 experiencing outages due to equipment failure.
    • At 3 p.m., over 8,500 total customers were without power.
    • The majority of the outages happened in the Burien and Boulevard Park areas.

SEATTLE - Crews are working to restore power to over 1,000 Seattle City Light customers affected by an outage Tuesday afternoon.

Crews are working to restore power to 8,530 Seattle City Light customers affected by an outage Tuesday afternoon. According to Seattle City Light, the outage occurred in the Burien and Boulevard Park areas. After investigating, crews determined the cause was equipment failure. As of 3 p.m., 8,531 customers remained without power. The estimated time of restoration has yet to be determined, Seattle City Light said in a 1:15 p.m. social media post. To stay updated on outages, Seattle City Light encourages customers to view its outage map. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Seattle City Light power outages

According to Seattle City Light, the outage occurred in the Burien and Boulevard Park areas. After investigating, crews determined the cause was equipment failure.

As of 5 p.m.,1.170 customers remained without power. Over 8,500 experienced outages earlier in the afternoon.

The estimated time of restoration has yet to be determined, but Seattle City Light said 7,600 customers had regained power.

To stay updated on outages, Seattle City Light encourages customers to view its outage map.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

The Source: Information for this story came from multiple social media posts by Seattle City Light, and Seattle City Light's outage map.

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