Power outage at Central Market plaza

We have reports from our friends over at Pets Energy, next to Central, that something is up over in that plaza. Apparently earlier today, an alarm of some sort rang for around 30 minutes at the Market, and possibly the sprinkler too. The Market was closed, and neighboring Big Lots was also closed. As of around 7 pm there was no power in the entire plaza.

A Central Market employee let us know that there were power issues at one of the nearby banks which affected the entire mall. As of 8 pm, Central is still trying to bring up all their systems and expects to re-open shortly. However, because of the power outage, they won't be selling any perishables such as meats or cold deli items.

Photo by SaCaSeA

Did your power go out today?

If so, blame the lightening that hit a northeast Seattle area transformer. That area, as well as a large part of Shoreline, lost power after the strike at about 3:30 in the morning.

The area affected by the outage was bordered by NE 162nd and NE 110th to the north and south, and Lake Washington and Meridian Ave. to the east and west.

Did your power go out? Or maybe you just heard the storm as it passed? You can talk about it in the comments section, below!