Over 7,000 Homes Lose Power In Burien Area Due To Wind Storm

A very strong wind storm gusted into the area Tuesday night (Jan. 24), leaving more than 7,000 homes without power in the Burien area. Seattle City Light says that one outage occurred around 11:30 p.m. The... [Read more]

UPDATE: Three Highline Schools Closed Monday Due To Power Outages

UPDATE 9 a.m. 1/23/12: Three Highline Schools are closed today (Monday, Jan. 23) due to power outages – Madrona and Shorewood Elementary Schools, as well as Big Picture Middle and High Schools. For more... [Read more]

Power Restored, Warmer Temps Predicted & Some Cold Weather Tips

Icicles on a 737 on Jan. 19, 2012 courtesy Alaska Airlines. Whew…after more than 14 hours without power due to the unexpected ice storm, the B-Town Blog Home HQ got its electricity restored, and... [Read more]

Christmas Storm Brings Large Tree Down Across SW 152nd; Power Outages

UPDATE 12/27/11: Seattle City Light is reporting that power has been restored to all Customers affected by Christmas Day’s windstorm by 2:30 a.m. Monday (Dec. 26). Seattle City Light experienced multiple... [Read more]

PHOTO: Seagull Lands On Transformer, Knocks Out Power, Dies

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following post contains a gruesome photo taken at the scene of a recent Burien crime. We suggest that this story not be shared with any Readers under the age of 18 16 13 10 7, nor any... [Read more]

Power Restored After Fallen Tree Causes Outage, Affecting 4,000 In Burien Area

Another windstorm blew into the area Friday night, causing another power outage for approximately 4,000 in the Burien and Boulevard Park areas for around an hour. Power was restored, and Seattle City... [Read more]

Another Day, Another Storm…And Another Series Of Power Outages

A fierce storm struck the Burien area early Tuesday morning, with sudden, racous thunderstorms, gusts up to 40 – 50mph, and of course, relentless, pounding rain. This all added up to another night without... [Read more]

UPDATE: Power Outage In Burien/Arbor Lake Area Affecting Over 4,000

UPDATE 5/4/10 8pm: Seattle City Light says that power has been restored to customers affected by an early evening outage in Burien and Arbor Lake in King County. The original outage involved 4,003 customers. The... [Read more]

Tree Branch Causes Power Outage, Affects Over 4,700 In Burien

A power outage hit Burien Tuesday afternoon (April 27) around 1:35pm, initially affecting some 4.750 customers, according to Seattle City Light spokesman Peter Clark. UPDATE 2:46pm: According to City Light’s... [Read more]

UPDATE: Power Restored After Downed Tree Causes Outage For 3,700 In Area

UPDATE 4/2/10 @ 5pm: Seattle City Light says that their repair crews restored power about 3:30pm to 3,700 homes and businesses in Burien and unincorporated King County that were affected by an outage caused... [Read more]

Power Outage Hits Burien & SeaTac Areas

If you’re wondering why your bedside clock was blinking with the wrong time this morning, it was because of a power outage that happened around 4:30am. According to Seattle City Light, an equipment... [Read more]

UPDATE: Power Restored To Most Customers In Burien/North Highline Area; Cause Was A “Pole Fire”

UPDATE 2:45pm 11/16/09: It appears that Seattle City Light lineworkers restored power about 2pm Monday (Nov. 16th) to most of the 4,000 homes and businesses affected by an outage in Burien and unincorporated... [Read more]

UPDATE: Electricity Restored To Most Who Lost Power From Utility Pole Fire

UPDATE 6:30pm 8/27/09: According to Seattle City Light, power has been restored to most who lost electricity Thursday afternoon after a utility pole fire knocked out electricity for 7,100. It was not immediately... [Read more]

Burien Power Outage Scheduled To End Around 4pm

If you live in the Burien area around SW 128th to SW 130th between Ambaum Blvd. and Puget Sound, you probably aren’t able to read this story since your power has been out since 9:07am this morning (Wed., April 29th).

The power outage started at 9:07am and is scheduled to last for 7 hours, ending at approximately 4:07pm…

Electricity Restored To Nearly 3,900 In Burien Area

Numerous Burien-area residents were in the dark Sunday night, and it wasn’t just because the sun went down – Seattle City Light reports that power was lost last night around 8pm to nearly... [Read more]

UPDATE:Power Being Restored To Burien/SeaTac Areas

Just got off the phone with Scott Thomsen, Seattle City Light Communications and Public Affairs, and here’s the latest (as of 10am Fri. 11/7): Power was lost this morning around 6:30am in an area... [Read more]