Thousands without power in central and north Tacoma, map shows
Update: About 250 customers were still without power as of 2:35 p.m. Sunday, Tacoma Public Utilities announced.
Update: About 1,250 customers were still without power as of 2:15 p.m. Sunday.
Update: About 5,300 residents are still without power as of 1 p.m. Sunday.
More than 9,000 residents in central and north Tacoma lost power early Sunday, officials with Tacoma Public Utilities said about noon on Facebook.
The cause of the outage, according to TPU, was a power pole fire that affected transmission lines.
“Power crews are isolating the transmission line to allow fire crews to extinguish the fire,” officials said in a Facebook update. “Together, we are working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.”
Power was knocked out a little after 11 a.m. Sunday and is not expected to be restored until 2:30 p.m., according to the map. The utility said via social media that the efforts to restore power were underway.
The outage is under investigation. Crews from the Tacoma Fire Department responded to the scene at South 11th and Proctor Streets, according to a social media post.
What you may have missed: Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett scored a touchdown about 11:20 a.m. Sunday, the first of four scoring strikes from Russell Wilson. The Seahawks beat the Indianapolis Colts, 28-16.
This story was originally published September 12, 2021 at 11:49 AM.
