Thousands were without power in the Sedro-Woolley and Burlington areas Saturday morning and afternoon aftera car crashed and damaged multiple transformers.
Sedro-Woolley Police responded to the collision at the intersection of Wicker and Fruitdale Roads, which Puget Sound Energy (PSE) officials confirmed was the cause of 12,000 customers losing power for several hours.
Passengers were removed from the scene safely, according to police.
But the damaged transformers caused loud explosions, caught on video by police officers’ body-worn cameras and heard by many people living nearby.
Many surrounding homes were still dark and without power around noon. Nearby traffic lights were down at several intersections in Sedro-Woolley, as well.
Warner happened to already be awake when the crash happened and his T.V. suddenly shut off.
“The power does this weird fizzle, and I could see that in some of my appliances,” he continued, “So, I just turned the main breaker off in my house and waited for the text message to say the power was back on.”
PSE crews, among others, worked through the morning and afternoon to restore power for customers. Another 3,000 households were without power earlier in the day Saturday due to storm-related situations, according to PSE.
As of 4:15 p.m.,PSE was only reporting 19 impacted customers in the area of the morning accident.
“Thankfully, I just happened to make a pot of coffee right before the power went out,” he laughed.
Over in Mount Vernon, Colleen Newton’s power stayed on, but she said she’s still preparing for more wind and rain overnight.
“We have generators and everything if we needed them to keep the freezers and things like that going,” Newton explained.
She’s not alone.
Kaptein’s Ace Hardware, also in Mount Vernon, has seen customers coming in all week to stock up on necessary supplies ahead of the weekend’s expected stormy conditions.
“Like usual, people wait last minute,” said Douglas Duarte, the store’s general manager.
A section of storm-related supplies was set up for customers right as they entered the store.
Items included tarps and ropes for securing roofs and other loose outdoor furniture, as well as batteries and small, portable heaters in case of power outages. But Duarte said possibly the most purchased item was faucet covers, to protect residents’ pipes as temperatures drop.
“What we try and do is help the customer, not only meet their needs when they come in, but we try and recommend different things for them that they might not have thought of,” Duarte said.Updates on power outages can be found,here.
트위터 공유: 차량 충돌로 Sedro-Woolley 일대 대규모 정전 발생