KENNEWICK, Wash. – Over 16,000 people are without power in Kennewick as a result of downed equipment that serves three Benton PUD substations.
Right now, crews are attempting to reroute the affected customers. Crews are hopeful power will be restored within the hour.
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Last Updated: Feb. 20 at 10:45 p.m.
16,360 people are currently without power in Kennewick.
Benton PUD is reporting outages near East Kennewick, West Kennewick and Prosser. Currently, there is no estimated time for when the power will be restored.
The largest outage is south of Clearwater between Edison St and Union St. First responders have cleared the scene of a multi-car collision on Clearwater and Union from around 8:30 p.m., but it is not expected to be related.
The cause of the outage is currently being investigated.
