Spokane firefighters are on the scene of a transformer fire at Monroe and Sprague. (Liz Kishimoto / The Spokesman-Review)
People exit the Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane after the power went out Wednesday night. (Liz Kishimoto / The Spokesman-Review)
The power went out in downtown Spokane on Wednesday night. (Liz Kishimoto / The Spokesman-Review)
Spokane firefighters deal with the power outage that affected downtown Spokane on Wednesday night, on the corner of Monroe and Sprague. (Liz Kishimoto / The Spokesman-Review)
The traffic lights at Second and Lincoln were down because of the power outage that affected a good portion of downtown Spokane on Wednesday night. (Liz Kishimoto / The Spokesman-Review)
A fire in an underground transformer shut down power in downtown Spokane Wednesday night.
A fire in an underground transformer shut down power in downtown Spokane Wednesday night, affecting many businesses and residences, and threatening The Spokesman-Review's press run.