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Seattle restores power to 4,500 customers

The Columbian
Published: August 21, 2011, 5:00pm

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle City Light spokesman says crews have restored power Monday evening to about 4,500 customers in the city’s First Hill neighborhood.

The outage began about 4:30 p.m. Monday.

Spokesman John Gustafson says the outage was caused by a faulty connection point on a switch that feeds the underground electrical system. He says when it rains after a long dry spell, as it did Monday, dust on equipment gets wet and can cause short circuits.

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