At about 8:15 PM, we heard a huge boom followed by several flashes (isn’t it supposed to be the other way around?) here in east Wallingford near the John Stanford School, at which point the lights went out. Latona Ave between 42nd and 45th has been blocked off by the fire department. The fireman there says a main power line is down at 43rd and Latona, and they’re waiting for City Light to come fix it.
From the map on City Light’s status page, it looks like the power is out for most of Wallingford into Green Lake. City Light estimates power should be back by 3 am.
Am I the only one who always thinks “terrorist attack?” the moment something like this happens?
I always think “drunk driver.”
Dead fried crow/squirrel/raccoon.
Good reminder to know where flashlights, batteries are located. And to removed the corroded ones from rarely used flashlights!
Oops. Guys this is about cake. Well, the power is back on now.
I live near the midpoint of this red zone- had power all night and still this morning. I hope more wake up to read this and think” I had power’ than those who read this long later after an interrupted night w/ no power.
These days I think North Korea. Seriously.
From komonews.com:
Chicken or egg? Did the pole fire cause the substation to blow, or did the substation surge cause the pole fire?
First I’ve heard about the substation. Do the lines normally withstand surges of that magnitude? Can the substation normally be expected to blow if a line goes down?
I always think Peter Wolf.