More electrical substations in Washington state are vandalized on Christmas Day - cutting power to 14,000 people, weeks after 7 substations across US
RISKAlert #1660???????????????????????????December 27, 2022???????????????????????????Washington State
More electrical substations in Washington state are vandalized on Christmas Day - cutting power to 14,000 people, 2 weeks after 7 substations across the US were deliberately sabotaged!
Vandals attacked three power substations in western Washington on Christmas Day, and burglarized another, ?leaving more than 14,000 without power in the latest of a?series of similar attacks?that some believe is the work of right-wing terrorists.?The Pierce County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) is investigating the break-ins - with officials saying the?three substations were 'attacked' by the still-unknown suspects.?Deputies became aware of the attacks after a call from a worker at a substation where officers were tipped off about 'a burglary'.?Investigators arrived and saw signs of 'forced entry' but nothing taken. Equipment had been damaged, spurring the mass outages.?
A few hours later, officers received another call - from another plant a few miles away also reporting a burglary. Again, nothing was taken from the site. A third and fourth plant in the vicinity quickly reported the same, with photos showing a fenced area at one site cut. At the other, deputies found the station set on fire.?Deputies are investigating the break-ins, which officials - including the head of Tacoma's power grid - are slamming as 'intentional' and 'criminal'.?
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'It was a person who chose to disrupt so many people’s livelihood on a wonderful holiday,'?Joe Wilson of Tacoma Power told Fox13 Seattle Sunday, after officials learned of the fourth attack, which happened later than the others at around 7pm.?Authorities have yet to make an arrest, and hundreds in the region, which includes a significant portion of Tacoma, remain without power.?In all, the outages affected about 14,000 customers, with 7,700 situated in an area southeast of Tacoma.?
While many were left without lights for the entire Christmas holiday, power officials, by noon, said they had restored power to all but 2,700 customers. All customers affected by the outages have since been restored power. The company is investigating, along with authorities, and declined to comment further, Padula said.?Officials have not said how the substations were damaged. No suspects are in custody and officials don't know if it was a coordinated attack.
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