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Power fully restored on QA, city looking into cause

September 28th, 2009 · 60 Comments

Last night at around 9 p.m. power went out for around 10,000 people in Queen Anne and Magnolia, the third blackout on the hill this week. For several hours thereafter power slowly came back on, and was finally restored to the remaining 280 without around 5 a.m. today, according to Seattle City Light official Roberto Bonaccorso.

According to the city, the outage was caused by a “faulty cable,” but City Light is currently looking into whether the blackout was related to the power outages on Saturday and last week and is expected to release a statement later this morning.

We received an anonymous tip that a fire at 8th and Galer has knocked out power in at least two blocks in all directions last night, and several readers reported seeing a “bright flash” outside, before losing power. The Seattle Fire Department was called to 812 W Galer St at around 9:33 pm for a fire in a single family home. Bonaccorso at Seattle City Light has said he will be looking into whether or not the fire was related.

One of our readers, OB, who lives on 7th & Galer witnessed the “bright flashes” and commented on last night’s story. They wrote,

I live at 7th and Galer, and it was hairy around here last night. There was a flash and a bang at about 9:10 p.m. – I went to the window and looked out and there was another flash and bang – and a pause – and then a really LOUD flash and bang. The lights went out and then came back, went out again and then came back again, then went out for good. I think there may have been more than three flash-and-bangs, but I’m not sure.

One transformer apparently blew right out of the ground, on the west side of 8th a couple of houses north of Galer. The police taped it off and people were gathered around staring at it in awe and taking pictures. I’m guessing that was the really LOUD bang I heard!

The power came back on here at 4:40 this morning.



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