Vehicle Collision on Aurora Ave Causes Power Outage in Seattle - 05 May 2024
A Seattle Public Utilities truck mobilizing to address downed wires caused by an electrical transformer fire on Aurora Ave in Seattle. The incident, which occurred around 5 p.m., led to approximately 770 people losing power, as indicated by the Seattle City Light outage map. Emergency responders were swift to the scene, where a truck was found entangled with wires and had knocked down several power poles, exacerbating the outage.