UPDATE: Power outage in Jefferson Square area blamed on fuse

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(Screengrab from Seattle City Light outage map)

10:17 AM: Thanks for the tip. A power outage is affecting the Jefferson Square vicinity. A texter says Safeway is closed and Bartell Drugs is cash-only right now. No word so far on the cause; the Seattle City Light map says it started around 9 am.

11:14 AM: The map doesn’t reflect it but the J-Square businesses all appear to have power now.

12:31 PM: Partial power, per commenters.

4:55 PM: The outage has vanished from the map since our last check. We’ll be asking SCL tomorrow about the cause.

ADDED 11:06 AM MONDAY: SCL spokesperson Jenn Strang tells WSB the cause of the outage was a “fuse, which was eventually replaced.”

LER February 12, 2023 (11:43 am)

Bartells has doors locked, tho lights on. Safeway is open with lights flickering and meats are cleared and most things refrigerated are blocked off.

Amy T February 12, 2023 (11:59 am)

Mu husband works at the Safeway said the registers are back up but the rest of the store still on auxiliary power and the coolers are all down

WSB February 12, 2023 (12:34 pm)

Thanks for the updates.

Erin February 12, 2023 (1:59 pm)

Currently pumping water out of where they need to climb down. Elan 41 apartments have partial power. Some outlets/ lights working, some flickering, some totally dead

A February 12, 2023 (2:25 pm)

I have partial power in my apartment. Lights are working, but heating is off and powered electronics (tv, game consoles, oven) won’t turn on. Looks like anything that takes a substantial amount of electricity doesn’t work (ex: microwave turns on, but won’t actually heat anything)