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Power restored after balloon causes morning outage for 5,000 customers in North Seattle

SEATTLE, Wash. — Update: Seattle City Light has restored power for about 5,000 customers after their homes went dark Saturday morning. The issue was fixed sometime around 10:30 a.m.

Seattle City Light says the outage was caused by a mylar balloon that got stuck in a line.

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Seattle City Light says about 5,000 of its customers in the North Seattle area are currently without power.

The outage was reported just after 9 a.m. Saturday.

The cause is currently under investigation.

No word on when it will be restored.

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