Power Outage in Burlington and Sedro-Woolley
Thousands of residents in Burlington and Sedro-Woolley were left without power on Saturday morning after a car crash caused heavy damage to transformers.
The crash, which occurred around 7 a.m. at Wicker Road and Fruitdale Road, led to a power outage affecting over 5,400 customers in the area. By 1 p.m., the number of affected customers had decreased to over 1,000 in Sedro-Woolley.
The car crash likely led to the large power outage, according to Sedro-Woolley police.
- Multiple transformers sustained heavy damage, causing an extended delay in restoring power.
- Police extracted the passengers of the vehicle and led them away from the scene.
- Traffic lights were also affected by the outage, with some intersections having battery-powered lights and others not.
Power was mostly restored to residents by Saturday afternoon, with the remaining customers expected to have power restored by 2:30 p.m., according to Puget Sound Energy.
Author's summary: Power outage hits Burlington and Sedro-Woolley.
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