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Major power outages in Pierce County leave thousands of customers without power

KIRO 7 News Seattle · last updated

TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma Public Utilities says that 87 power outages affect customers in and around Tacoma on Saturday night.

The utility company says that he current outage is impacting somewhere over 3,000 customers.

The website said over 50,00 customers were initially affected.

No word on what has caused the outages or when power will be restored to these customers

You can find more information about the outages here.

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