Power Outage in Burlington and Sedro-Woolley
A car crash on Saturday morning led to a power outage affecting thousands of residents in Burlington and Sedro-Woolley.
According to Puget Sound Energy, more than 5,400 customers lost power, with over 1,000 still without power as of 1 p.m.
- The crash occurred at Wicker Road and Fruitdale Road around 7 a.m.
- Multiple transformers sustained heavy damage, causing an extended delay in restoring power.
- Police extracted passengers from the vehicle and led them away from the scene.
The power outage also affected traffic lights, with some intersections having battery-powered lights and others not.
Power was estimated to be restored to the remaining customers around 2:30 p.m.
Author's summary: Power restored in Burlington and Sedro-Woolley after crash.