A bird in the wire - power outage in Shoreline

569 customers in Shoreline were still without power at 11pm

City Light is responding to a power outage in Shoreline that reported began about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.  The initial cause of the outage was thought to be a tree in a power line but was later discovered to be a bird in the lines. About 2,765 customers were without power at the worst of the outage. 

The general boundaries of the outage were 205 Street to the north, 8th Ave NW to the west, N 149 St. to the south, and Corliss Ave N to the east. Not all customers in this area were affected.

By 8pm, City Light had restored power to all but 569 customers. Crews are expected to restore electrical service to all Shoreline customers by about 2 am.