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Roadway closed, 89 customers without power after downed power pole in Fife

A roadway in Fife is temporarily closed after a utility pole was knocked down Wednesday afternoon.

70th Avenue East is closed southbound at Valley Avenue East and northbound at Radiance Boulevard East, according to Fife police on X at 12:18 p.m.

Eighty-nine people in the area are also without power, the Tacoma Power Utilities outage map shows.

There is no estimated time for when power will be restored and when the roadway will reopen.

Puneet Bsanti
The News Tribune
Puneet Bsanti is the East Pierce County Reporter for The News Tribune. She started with the newspaper in 2023 as the breaking news reporter. After she graduated from Washington State University, she was an intern for the Bellingham Herald. Her work in breaking news was recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2022. Support my work with a digital subscription
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