Power outage affects nearly 10,000 Avista customers in South Hill and Spokane area - KHQ Right Now
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update Aug. 21 at 11:30 p.m. - A spokesperson from Avista reported that at approximately 9:20 p.m., about 9,889 customers in downtown and the South Hill area experienced a power outage. The cause was equipment failure at a substation located at 3rd and Hatch. Power was restored around 10:45 p.m.
Update Aug. 21 at 10:57 p.m. - Power has been restored to the areas affected by the outage that impacted over 10,000 Avista customers.
Update Aug. 21 at 10:37 p.m. - Power has been restored to some areas but the outage is still affecting over 6,000 customers.
SPOKANE, Wash. — A power outage affecting 9,889 Avista customers in South Hill and other parts of Spokane is under investigation.
Avista has indicated that power is expected to be restored around 1:15 a.m. The outage, which according to Avista began around 9:15 p.m., is still ongoing. The cause of the outage is still under investigation.
This is a developing story, and more information will be provided as it becomes available.
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