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Power Restored For Thousands In Seattle

Posted: 6:16 pm PDT March 9, 2009Updated: 10:17 pm PDT March 9, 2009

Seattle City Light restored power to thousands of customers in Seattle that stretched from South Lake Union to Magnolia by Fort Lawton.

Boundaries:
North: Ship Canal
South: Republican Street
East - Aurora Avenue
West - Fort Lawton

The outage affected about 3,600 customers including homes and businesses. A tree had fallen onto power lines near Thondyke Ave West and West Emerson Street, causing the outage.

Crews restored power around 8 o'clock Monday night.

Another smaller outage is also being reported in North Seattle, affecting nearly 200 customers.

Boundaries:
North – Northwest 205th Street
South – Northwest 195th
East - 12th Avenue West
West - 15th Avenue West

A downed tree is causing this outage and crews hope to have power restored by 8 p.m.

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