Cleaning up the Damage

Seattle utility uses its own fleet of hydroexcavators to help with storm damage cleanup following high winds
Cleaning up the Damage
A Seattle City Light crew works with one of the utility's seven Vac-Con hydroexcavators. The utility recently used the machines for cleanup following a wind storm that hit Seattle on Aug. 29. (Photo courtesy Seattle City Light)

Record winds brought down trees, power lines and poles throughout portions of Seattle Aug. 29, creating a mess for utility crews.

Seattle City Light, a public utility providing electrical power to Seattle and eight nearby jurisdictions, was hit hard by the storm. The utility,...

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