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The Power Has Gone Out In Downtown Detroit
Business Insider ^
| September 11, 2013
| Adamn Taylor
Posted on 09/11/2013 1:53:29 PM PDT by lbryce
Downtown Detroit was hit by a power outage at around 1 p.m. today.
Multiple buildings appear to have lost power including city hall, Detroit News is reporting. CBS Detroit reports that the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice and the People Mover in downtown Detroit have also lost power, while Local 4 News reports that some Wayne State University buildings lost power and there were reports of people stuck in elevators.
We recently reported how the city was racing against the end of Daylight Savings Time to restore reliable service to thousands of street lights.
The city's office of emergency management says they had to shut off parts of the grid to address two main power lines that surged out as a result of heat overloads, the WXYZ's Alicia Smith reports.
The area is powered by the City of Detroit Public Lighting Department, ABC 7 reports. DTE Energy says that a cable failure occurred at 12:45 pm.
Local 4 News has this footage of the scene inside the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, where the former mistress of Bob Basharahad just taken the stand in a preliminary hearing in his first degree murder case.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blackout; detroit; searchdetroit
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The Power has gone out in downtown Detroit.
Yes, indeed, in many more ways than one. In a certain way a metaphor for all that America is, will become.
This is one instance in which 'blackout' takes on many iterations.
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posted on
09/11/2013 1:53:29 PM PDT
by
lbryce
To: Travis McGee
To: lbryce
I bet they couldn’t pay the bill so the power company turned it off.
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posted on
09/11/2013 1:54:57 PM PDT
by
BubbaBasher
("Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals" - Sam Adams)
To: lbryce
Yep Detroilet is America’s future.
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posted on
09/11/2013 1:55:01 PM PDT
by
bicyclerepair
(Inbred, pedophile-worshipping, misogynists (mozlums) offend me.)
To: lbryce
Is this a federal government drill?
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posted on
09/11/2013 1:55:04 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(To stay calm during these tumultuous times, I take Damitol. Ask your Doctor if it's right for you.)
To: lbryce
Uh oh. Devils Night may come early this year.
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posted on
09/11/2013 1:55:07 PM PDT
by
Martin Tell
(Victrix causa diis placuit sed victa Catoni.)
To: All
all the good people in that city better lock down.
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posted on
09/11/2013 1:55:55 PM PDT
by
newnhdad
(Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
To: lbryce
Copper thieves??? Sniff for burning hair
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posted on
09/11/2013 1:56:02 PM PDT
by
Farnsworth
("The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness...This and no)
To: lbryce
Better GTH out before sundown...
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posted on
09/11/2013 1:56:11 PM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
To: lbryce
Erie PA was powerless last night according to a friend.
Power down the grid and close plants as the administration is doing and all hot weather becomes lethal.
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posted on
09/11/2013 1:58:04 PM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(...We didn't love freedom enough... Solzhenitsyn.)
To: lbryce
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posted on
09/11/2013 1:59:37 PM PDT
by
Bookwoman
("...and I am unanimous in this...")
To: lbryce
I’m surprised they noticed.
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posted on
09/11/2013 2:00:13 PM PDT
by
ThePatriotsFlag
(Obamacare will be a success when "I" am exempted!)
To: lbryce
Who knew people still lived there.
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posted on
09/11/2013 2:00:17 PM PDT
by
bgill
(This reply was mined before it was posted.)
To: lbryce
To: lbryce
The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has just issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 522 warning of possible storms with high wind and hail for Southern Michigan including Detroit.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0522.html
To: lbryce; a fool in paradise
Surprise! And we thought they had no power for a couple decades! All’s well then.
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posted on
09/11/2013 2:01:23 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Conspiracy Guy
“Is this a federal government drill?”
Sure seems like some type of drill or test. FEMA might want to see exactly what happens when the EBT cards go down.
At least the info will be useful for preppers too.
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posted on
09/11/2013 2:02:04 PM PDT
by
grumpygresh
(Democrats delenda est. New US economy: Fascism on top, Socialism on the bottom.)
To: Martin Tell
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posted on
09/11/2013 2:02:25 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: lbryce; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows; GeronL
Caused by default, no doubt.
Default of George Bush.
To: lbryce
Detroit is the "Mosh-pit" of Liberal Ideology!
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