Power outage strikes Kent, Covington

Published 3:33 pm Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Nearly 1,900 Puget Sound Energy customers on Kent’s East Hill and in Covington were without power for about two hours early Tuesday morning, Dec. 29.

The outage started at about 5 a.m. Tuesday. PSE restored power at about 7 a.m. The outage struck the Soos Creek substation.

“No cause was found,” said a PSE spokeswoman. “There was no separate cause like a tree limb on wires. But we sent service personnel out and they were able to restore power.”

To report power outages, call PSE at 1-888-225-5773.