Thousands lose power in Vancouver - The Columbian

Thousands lose power in Vancouver - The Columbian

Almost 3,500 households in downtown Vancouver lost power at about 12:45 p.m. today.

“Part of the transmission line that serves the downtown area was affected,” Clark Public Utilities spokesman Dameon Pesanti said.

Two downtown substations also lost power, he said.

“We don’t know what the cause is yet,” Pesanti said. “Crews are driving out there to inspect the line.”

As of 1 p.m., the outage had shrunk to 2,874 households.

See Clark Public Utilities’ outage map for updates. To report an outage, call 360-992-8000 or fill out the utility’s online form.