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Power outage hits downtown Detroit municipal buildings, People Mover, traffic lights & Wayne State
WXYZ News ^
| 9/11/13
Posted on 09/11/2013 11:51:59 AM PDT by Kartographer
Some of Detroit’s municipal buildings as well as downtown traffic lights and the People Mover are without power. Parts of the Wayne State University campus in midtown also have no electricity.
Power went out just after 1:00 p.m.
City crews and DTE Energy are working to fix two main electrical lines to the city grid, according to Bill Nowling, a spokesman for emergency manager Keyn Orr. Nowling tells 7 Action News the outage was done as a precautionary measure.
Buildings without power include the Coleman A. Young Municpal Center, Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, the McNamara Federal Building, parts of Wayne State University, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit People Mover and the main branch of the Detroit Public Library.
The City of Detroit Public Lighting Department provides electrical power to these sites. DTE Energy tells 7 Action News they are assisting in the effort to bring electrical service back online.
DTE says a cable failure occurred at 12:45 p.m.
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I smell ZOMBIES!
To: Kartographer
How would they know? It is so dark there already!
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posted on
09/11/2013 11:52:42 AM PDT
by
Wurlitzer
(Nothing says "ignorance" like Islam! 969)
To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
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posted on
09/11/2013 11:54:56 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Kartographer
Michael Moore nibbling on the power lines again.
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posted on
09/11/2013 11:55:19 AM PDT
by
Zathras
To: Kartographer
Dis someone take the electrical lines to sell the copper?
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posted on
09/11/2013 11:55:41 AM PDT
by
expat2
To: Zathras
Nah, his fat ass resides on the other side of the state.
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posted on
09/11/2013 11:56:10 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Kartographer
How about EBT cards? Are they working?
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posted on
09/11/2013 11:56:42 AM PDT
by
ryan71
(The Partisans)
To: Kartographer
Most likely the check bounced.
To: Kartographer
Power went out just after 1:00 p.m. DTE says a cable failure occurred at 12:45 p.m.
Okay.........
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posted on
09/11/2013 11:59:07 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong. .....Voltaire)
To: Kartographer
Just leave the power off.
Electricity is for living cities.
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posted on
09/11/2013 11:59:53 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos...)
To: cripplecreek
Hopefully it won’t affect Cabrera.
11
posted on
09/11/2013 12:00:31 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Kartographer
The Republic of Monroe?
12
posted on
09/11/2013 12:03:01 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
To: Kartographer
Will they report on the “Amish” looting?
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posted on
09/11/2013 12:03:04 PM PDT
by
traditional1
(Amerika.....Providing public housing for the Mulatto Messiah)
To: WayneS
Let the rioting and looting begin.
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posted on
09/11/2013 12:04:53 PM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)
To: technically right
Detroit, Venezuela (or Zimbabwe)
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posted on
09/11/2013 12:05:25 PM PDT
by
GeronL
To: dfwgator
Tigers are in Chicago tonight.
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posted on
09/11/2013 12:05:48 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: cripplecreek
Oh you’re no fun anymore. ;)
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posted on
09/11/2013 12:06:45 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Kartographer
Zombies.
Looting.
Zombie looting.
Terrible and unforseen.
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posted on
09/11/2013 12:08:48 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
To: expat2
Dis someone take the electrical lines to sell the copper? My first thought. An honest job would be easier.
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posted on
09/11/2013 12:08:50 PM PDT
by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
(Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
To: AppyPappy
Loot?!!! Loot What?!!! There’s nothing to Loot?!!! /Kelly’s heroes Ping!
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posted on
09/11/2013 12:09:13 PM PDT
by
gr8eman
(Ron Swanson for President!)
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