Update 6:44 a.m.: Roberto Bonaccorso from Seattle City Light reports that at this time about 6,656 have recovered power after losing it this morning in the outage that knocked out Seattle Center, the Space Needle and parts of Queen Anne. City Light says the “cause is not known at this time.” City light says the outage began at 5 a.m. this morning, and at one point affected large portions of Queen Anne. About 156 are still without power around Seattle Center, between the boundaries of Mercer St. to the north, Denny Way to the south, Taylor Ave N. to the east and 1st Ave S. to the west.

Thousands of lower Queen Anne residents lost power this morning. According to King5 News, six-thousand customers are affected, including the Space Needle and Seattle Center plaza. The Space Needle is using emergency power. King5 is reporting that a small electrical fire at McCaw Hall may have caused the blackout.