UPDATE: A car crash that damaged a utility pole caused a power outage that affected approximately 4,400 customers in Burien’s Shorewood neighborhood Friday morning, June 27, 2025, according to Seattle City Light.
City Light first Tweeted/X’d about the outage at 5:25 a.m.
The cause remains under investigation, and power has been restored to 2,703 customers.
As of 8 a.m. though, 1,697 City Light customers are still in the dark in the area for an outage that started at 4:45 a.m. The estimated time of restoration is currently 9:30 a.m.

Customers can track updates and view the latest information on Seattle City Light’s outage map at seattle.gov/city-light/outages.
No injuries or damage have been reported as of Friday morning.
Crews were able to restore power to many customers affected by the outage in the Shorewood-Burien area caused by a car collision with a utility pole. However, ~1700 customers remain affected. The estimated time of restoration is currently 9:30 PDT. Thank you for your patience! pic.twitter.com/prgEiWURZZ
— Seattle City Light (@SEACityLight) June 27, 2025
Crews are responding to an outage in the Shorewood-Burien area affecting approx. 4,400 customers. The cause is under investigation, and an estimated time of restoration is yet to be determined. Follow along on our outage map at: https://t.co/ijUJXHhsDH. pic.twitter.com/9GuQvDnFDG
— Seattle City Light (@SEACityLight) June 27, 2025