Power outage leaves many in York neighborhood in the dark

By Whatcom News on January 16, 2023 4:41pm

Power outage map. Source: Puget Sound Energy

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Puget Sound Energy (PSE) reported an outage in the York neighborhood of Bellingham began about 4pm on Monday, January 16th.

According to PSE, the outage impacted over 1,500 of their customer addresses.

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Neighbors in the area reported hearing and seeing and hearing a transformer on a pole on Maple Street explode. Firefighters were dispatched to the intersection of Billy Frank Jr Street and E Maple Street about 3:55pm due to a report of an electrical emergency.

As of 4:25pm, the estimate for restoring power was 6pm.