The outages cut power to the White House, State Department, several Smithsonian museums and other buildings. The Post said officials believe the problem stemmed from a Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative facility. A spokesman for SMECO did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Emily Stephenson; Editing by Will Dunham)Washington outages tied to Maryland power facility blast: Washington Post
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