Fisher Communications has been reimbursed for losses it suffered as a result of a fire in an electrical room of its communications complex Fisher Plaza in Seattle in July 2009. The incident caused a power outage throughout the complex – which houses several data centers – that lasted longer than one day.

In its third-quarter 2010 earnings statement released Tuesday, Fisher attributed pre-tax losses of about $3.95m to expenses associated with the fire, or $2.7m after taxes. The loss included $1.5m the company spent just on disposal of assets that were destroyed.

In October, Fisher received a reimbursement of $2.9m from its primary property insurance carrier, which covered nearly all of its losses that had not been reimbursed by that time, according to a news release.

Among data centers housed at Fisher Plaza at the time of the fire were Adhost and Internap facilities. According to an incident summary Adhost released following the incident, the power outage was caused by two bus ducts burning out in the main switchgear room on the second floor of the building, which feeds power to the plaza’s three central electrical risers.

See links below for detailed reports of the incident.

In addition to the plaza – a large complex that houses data centers, media and telecommunications facilities – Seattle-based Fisher owns and operates 20 television stations and owns or manages 10 radio stations in the US. It also owns and operates Fisher Interactive Network, an online division that includes more than 125 websites, and satellite and fiber transmission provider Fisher Pathways.