3,000 PUD customers lose power

Published 11:11 pm Thursday, December 18, 2008

EVERETT — Utility crews late Thursday rushed to restore power to about 3,000 customers.

Several thousand people had lost power in Mukilteo, Lake Stevens and northern parts of the county, Snohomish County PUD spokesman Neil Neroutsos said.

Repair crews were on their way around 10 p.m. to fix the problem as soon as possible, he said.

The snowstorm caused a number of scattered power outages throughout the county over the last few days, Neroutsos said. Tree branches breaking under the weight of the snow are mostly to blame.