Power outage hits 1,600 Pullman customers

Gazette intern reporter

Residents of southern Pullman and some outlying areas of Pullman experienced a short power outage Tuesday, July 5, from 10:30 a.m. to about 12:15 p.m., according to Avista Utilities employees.

The major outage was primarily on the Sunnyside and Pioneer hills and left many businesses without power, including Walmart, Safeway and Pullman Building Supply. Restaurants on that side of town were affected, too, and parts of the Washington State University campus were dark as well.

Pullman Regional Hospital, which is located in that area of the city, was not affected.

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