Fire in Seattle’s International District leaves 4,700 without power

Following a fire that broke out in an electrical vault in
Seattle’s International District, nearly 5,000 Seattle City
Light customers found themselves without power Monday
afternoon.

Reports of smoke emerging from an underground electrical
vault near 13th Avenue S and S Bayview Street brought
crews to the scene.

City Light believes 4,700 homes and businesses in First
Hill, Beacon Hill, the Chinatown-International District and
the South Seattle were affected by the fire.