UPDATE: Admiral power outage

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6:12 PM: We have multiple reports of a power outage affecting the Element 42 building next to Admiral Safeway. Does it go beyond the building? We don’t know because so far, it’s not showing on the Seattle City Light map. And residents have been having trouble getting through to SCL to be sure they’re at least aware of it – if you call the outage hotline, you get a message saying it’s not working. We’re trying to reach SCL’s after-hours media to see if they can at least confirm it’s being worked on. One of our tipsters say balloons hitting power lines may be to blame.

6:14 PM: Literally while we typed the above paragraph, the outage finally appeared on the map after more than an hour, though for starters it says “one customer” (which could just be a reference to the Element 42 building).

10:42 PM: Map indicates it’s been fixed since last time we checked.

Admiral resident June 8, 2025 (6:14 pm)

All the cold items in the Safeway are covered in plastic. The lights are flickering in the store.

JA June 8, 2025 (6:37 pm)

I finally messaged SCL through their Facebook page and then it showed up on the map right after. They are here now fixing it.

Erithan June 8, 2025 (7:22 pm)

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Thank you for getting a hold of them! I tried to call with no luck. ><

Martha June 8, 2025 (7:25 pm)

PRO TIP: After several attempts at calling City Light, I stayed on the line after the “automated service unavailable ” message to choose the EMERGENCY option and got right through. The City Light employee had not received any notice of the outage prior to that. I told him neighbors told me they saw balloons hit the lines, then catch on fire with the explosion and fall burning to the ground. The CL guy said he definitely considers that an emergency!