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PSE: No evidence of vandalism in Tukwila power outage

Southcenter area power outage Puget Sound Energy said the outage was caused by vandalism. (Puget Sound Energy)

TUKWILA, Wash. — Puget Sound Energy reported a power outage affecting nearly 2,400 customers in Tukwila Tuesday morning.

The outage stemming from the Southcenter Substation was reported to have started at 4:08 a.m.

Initially, the cause was listed on PSE’s outage map as vandalism.

When we asked the utility company for more information, we received the following statement.

“Initial investigation does not show any evidence of vandalism or tampering at our Southcenter Substation. Crews continue to look into what caused the outage. The nearly 2,400 customers who were without power had power restored in under three hours.”


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