Gig Harbor power outage leaves 24,800 in the dark
GIG HARBOR, Wash. - A car crash knocked out power to more than 20,000 people in the Gig Harbor area.
Peninsula Light Co. (PenLight) announced just after 11:00 a.m. that they were experiencing a system-wide outage. Within a half-hour, they confirmed a car had crashed into a transmission pole, causing the outage across western Pierce County.
At its peak, PenLight's outage map reported approximately 24,800 customers without power.
By 7:30 p.m., that number was lowered to 118.
There is no estimated time for power to be restored, but PenLight crews are already on their way to troubleshoot the problem.
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