The red sky shows Seattle! The severe storm caused power outages to 8 people in Jin County and other places!

The red sky shows Seattle! The severe storm caused power outages to 8 people in Jin County and other places!

*This article is reproduced from "Seattle Online"

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On Monday night, a very rare storm, usually in September, hit western Washington StateIn the Graham area, multiple poles collapsed due to strong southerly winds. Falling wires caused fires. At least eight buildings suffered devastating fires and thousands of residents’ houses were cut off.
Fortunately, there are no reports of casualties.
Graham Fire Department Deputy Chief Steve Richards said that a violent fire at the intersection of 240th Street and Bath Road also caused an explosion.

Richards said, “The strong wind knocked down the trees, the poles collapsed, and the wires fell on the ground and caused many fires. The wind was so strong that it was difficult for firefighters who arrived at the scene to stand up on the building.”
Although the fire brigade arrived at the scene of the fire in time, it was still unable to withstand the strong wind. In the end, 8 buildings in Graham were destroyed by the fire, another XNUMX houses were seriously threatened, and more than XNUMX people were evacuated.
In addition, thousands of residents have lost their electricity supply.
There have been many bush fires in western Washington since Sunday, and large wildfires also occurred in eastern Washington on Monday, with thick smoke.

When I went out today, all the space needles I saw looked like this:

Puget Sound Energy said that in the southern areas of King County and Pierce County, there has been a disruption in power and Internet services, affecting more than 8 users. As a result, online classes in some local schools on Tuesday were also forced to cancel.
For most residents in other parts of the Puget Sound area, the most obvious feeling is the decline in air quality. The thick smoke from the fire area brought by high winds filled the entire bay area, causing abnormal natural scenes, Seattle and Everest. Leiter's sky showed a bleeding red sky.
The state authorities said that due to high winds and dryness, the severe fire warning will continue until Wednesday.Please stay at home as much as possible, and be more safe when you travel!


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