Crime & Safety
Power Outage Reported In Lakewood
The outage was located in the area of 108th Street Southwest and Bridgeport Way.
LAKEWOOD, WA - There was a large power outage in Lakewood Tuesday morning located near the downtown area. The outage was in the vicinity of 108th Street Southwest and Bridgeport Way, according to police.
Lakeview Light and Power, which serves the area, is aware of the outage. The utility posted on its website around 10:15 a.m. that the outage will last a "minimum" of 2 hours. But at 11:30 a.m., the utility reported the outage was down to just areas along 47th Avenue Southwest.
Fire officials reminded drivers to treat dark intersections as a four-way stop.
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Dark intersections = 4-way stop. Please drive carefully! https://t.co/RaStXbR3Pu
— West Pierce Fire (@WestPierce) May 29, 2018
Power is out in parts of Lakewood, including traffic signals along the stretch of Pac Hwy/S. Tac Way from Bridgeport Way up to 96th St SW. Please treat all dark intersections as four-way stops. @lakeview_light is aware and has crews enroute to fix. @WestPierce
— LakewoodWA (@CityofLakewood) May 29, 2018
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