Southbound I-5 south of the Sunset Drive interchange was closed for about 30 minutes tonight due to a downed power line according to Bellingham Fire officials tonight, October 9th.
Puget Sound Energy reported over 5,000 of their customers in Bellingham lost power about 7:40pm tonight. The cause remained under investigation as of 7:45pm.
Washington State Department of Transportation officials report a collision on southbound I-5 was responsible for the downed lines. Bellingham Fire officials reports the lanes were reopened about 8:25pm.
PSE has issued the standard 2-hour estimate for restoring power (10pm) to those impacted in Bellingham. This may be adjusted once more information regarding a cause becomes available.
What-Comm 911 Center officials urge citizens not to call 9-1-1 regarding the power outage. Outage information can be found at PSE.com.
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