Power has been restored to an outage in the north Seattle and Shoreline areas that affected 5,171 customers. SEATTLE — Power has been restored to an outage in the north Seattle and Shoreline areas that affected 5,171 customers. Crews determined that a bird caused a piece of equipment to short circuit and started a small pole fire. The boundaries were on the north; NE 185th St., on the south; NE 120th St., on the east; 33rd Ave NE and on the west, Corliss Ave N. Not all customers within the boundaries were affeceted. The original outage began at 6:58 a.m. Power was fully restored at 8:55 a.m.
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