Power outage on the Hill - UPDATE

UPDATE 10:51 PM:
A Seattle City Light work crew waited tonight along Lakeview Blvd as preparations were made to re-route power around damaged wires running through a stand of trees just below St. Mark's. The outage affected more than 3,000 customers at times during the evening across Capitol Hill and Eastlake. City Light reported that around 900 are currently without power.

Once the switches have been thrown and City Light is done documenting the temporary re-gridding, an arborist will work to remove the fallen tree branches and the work crew will be able to begin repair of the downed wires.

Traveling up Bellevue Ave is to be plunged into darkness. The street around the Lookout bar is pitch black with only the light of the #14 bus providing illumination for people wandering the streets. Candles can be seen burning in apartment windows. Many people were out for a stroll under a starry Seattle night sky. Where was this outage last week during the Perseid meteor shower?

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ORIGINAL REPORT:
Getting word of a major power outage on Capitol Hill this evening starting after 5p. Power is off at homes, businesses and intersections from Allison to Mercer and Minor to 13th Ave.

City light reports more than 3,200 customers were without power. No word on cause yet.

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Also have a report from the EastlakeAve blog that power is out in Eastlake.