Avista says 1,070 customers remain without power as wildfires damage infrastructure in Spokane area
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Avista reports that 1,070 customers in the Spokane area remain without power as wildfires damage infrastructure. This is a decrease from 2,900 outages on Tuesday. Crews are expanding restoration efforts as wildfire containment improves access to damaged electric and gas lines near Autumn Lane Fire and Fairview. Natural gas relights are scheduled for later this week pending safety inspections and repairs.
- Avista expanded power restoration work as wildfire containment improved access to damaged electric and gas infrastructure across the Inland Northwest. * About 1,070 customers in the greater Spokane area remained without electricity, down from 2,900 on Tuesday. * Crews reached additional areas near the Autumn Lane Fire northwest of Nine Mile Falls; repair work continued in Fairview, Indian Trail. * Natural gas relights were targeted to start later this week, pending safe access, system inspections, repairs, repressurization. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Avista Corporation published the original content used to generate this news brief on August 05, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT) Original Document: here