Seattle fire knocks out service to Bing Travel, other sites

**MIG-31** · Jul 3, 2009, 08:42 PM

A fire at downtown Seattle's Fisher Plaza has interrupted service at some top Web sites, including Microsoft's Bing Travel and Authorize.net.

It's a little unclear exactly when the fire at the Fisher Plaza data center started--some reports say Thursday night, others say just after midnight Friday. A message on Bing Travel pins the problems on a blown transformer.

"The blown transformer knocked out power to the entire building, which is home to the Bing Travel servers," a message on the site says. "This is isolated to Bing Travel only, and there is no impact to any other aspect of Bing."
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Source: C|Net

Jul 3, 2009, 08:42 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Seattle fire knocks out service to Bing Travel, other sites A fire at downtown Seattle's Fisher Plaza has interrupted service at some top Web sites, including Microsoft's Bing Travel and Authorize.net. It's a little unclear exactly when the fire at the Fisher Plaza data center started--some reports say Thursday night, others say just after midnight Friday. A message on Bing Travel pins the problems on a blown transformer. "The blown transformer knocked out power to the entire building, which is home to the Bing Travel servers," a message on the site says. "This is isolated to Bing Travel only, and there is no impact to any other aspect of Bing." ____________ Source: C\|Net __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here