Crime & Safety
Tree Limb Knocks Out Power In Shoreline
The outage happened on Thanksgiving night along N 155th Street.
SHORELINE, WA - A tree limb knocked out power to about 4,000 people in Shoreline and Seattle around 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving, but Seattle City Light crews were able to restore power to most homes overnight.
As of Friday morning, the outage was down to 29 homes along N 155th Street in the vicinity of Twin Ponds Park. Seattle City Light said on Friday morning that it would be continuing to work on fixes to power lines in the area on Friday.
Shoreline: 5 poles down so bringing in poles, cable, and crews from home. Now on scene. Have isolated to 29 cust out but it'll be all day.
— Seattle City Light (@SEACityLight) November 25, 2016
Another outage on Thanksgiving hit approximately 5,4000 Seattle City Light customers in the Ravenna-University District area, but crews were able to restore power quickly. That outage was caused by a faulty underground cable.
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