The attacks come as federal officials are warning that the U.S. power grid needs better security to prevent domestic terrorism.
Vandalism at three power substations in western Washington early Sunday initially cut power to about 14,000 utility customers, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said.Vandalism at three electrical substations in western Washington initially cut power to about 14,000 utility customers
The sheriff's office says in all three cases someone forced their way into the fenced area surrounding the substation and damaged equipment Tacoma Public Utilities reported vandalism at about 5:30 a.m. Sunday at one substation, followed by vandalism at a second substation, the sheriff's office said. The outages affected about 7,300 customers in an area southeast of Tacoma. Just before noon, the utility had restored power to all but 2,700 customers whose power was estimated to be restored at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
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