The failure of a lightning surge protector has caused a power disruption in downtown Bellevue, knocking out power to tech companies on one of the hottest days of the year.
The failure -- which occurred at about 9:40 a.m. -- was not heat related, a Puget Sound Energy spokesman tells the Puget Sound Business Journal. And it appears to have impacted companies on both sides of Interstate 405, including Overlake Hospital and The Bravern where Microsoft has employees.
Power is expected to be restored by 1 p.m. or 2 p.m.
We've talked to folks in the Civica Building south of downtown Bellevue and their power is on. Let us know if you are experiencing problems.
The power failure in Bellevue follows a disruption earlier this month at the Fisher Plaza data center where a small fire knocked out dozens of Web sites for more than 30 hours.
We've not been able to determine that any data centers have been impacted by the Bellevue outage. We have a call into Microsoft to see how their employees are coping.
UPDATE 2:15 p.m.: Microsoft says that power has been restored at the Bravern.
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