Detroit's Power Grid Is Down And People Are Stuck In Elevators

www.businessinsider.com ^ | 12-02-2014 | Pamela Engel

[Red Badger]

Detroit — A widespread power outage Tuesday has caused evacuations of buildings throughout the downtown, including Joe Louis Arena, Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, the Detroit Institute of Arts and some buildings at Wayne State University. Most of Detroit's municipal power grid has gone down, cutting electricity to public buildings in the city, officials have said.

Police, fire, school, and jail buildings have lost power and traffic lights aren't working, a city spokesperson said.

Some people are trapped in elevators throughout Detroit, according to Detroit Fire Chief Jack Wiley, and fire crews are working to free them.

Affected buildings included Detroit Institute of Arts, Wayne State, and the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, which people evacuated by stairwells, the Detroit Free Press reports.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/power-outage-in-detroit-2014-12#ixzz3KlCvAAia

[Dagnabitt]

Obama to sign executive order declaring that power is actually on in Detroit.

[Red Badger]

When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.................

[taildragger]

CC... I was unaware Moscow on the Huron was having 3rd world style power-grid issues, upgrades going on their as well?....

[Red Badger]

Their power goes out every time a cloud passes overhead.

Solar?...............

[machogirl]

Russian Hackers placed malware (since 2011)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/6/russian-hackers-trojan-horse-malware-inside-us-cri/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/6/russian-hackers-trojan-horse-malware-inside-us-cri/
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-30/symantec-warns-energetic-bear-hackers-threaten-energy-firms.html

[exit82]

And Tom did not offer to share? ;)

[Resolute Conservative]

I remember a friend taking me to Cheetah’s on a visit one time, is that the same?

[The Antiyuppie]

“What is it, about five hours till the sun goes down in Detroit?”

You had better believe that extreme measures are being taken to make darned sure that there is electricity by sundown.Or, it’s a blackout.

[11th_VA]

Live Coverage: http://www.wxyz.com/video/watch-newscasts-live

[catnipman]

thanks for the sanity check. I’m starting to take all negative news on FR about Detroit here with multiple grains of salt.

Here’s an excellent article on the “odd” power distribution situation you mentioned:

http://www.detroitmi.gov/News/tabid/3196/mid/4561/articleId/292/ctl/ReadDefault/Default.aspx

[11th_VA]

four Virgin Atlantic Flight Attendants

To bad it wasn't Viet Air:

[dfwgator]

Viet Air - We Love You Long Time

[SeaHawkFan]

Detroit aspires to be a third world cesspool.

[blueunicorn6]

The people of Detroit need to sue the Democrat Party. The Democrats promised things they could never provide and they looted the public treasury. They caused Detroit’s problems.
The Democrat Party has lots of money. They get thousands of donors to pay $50,000 each to watch Obama eat. Go get their money.

[Kozak]

Delinquent account...

[cripplecreek]

Agreed, conservatives should be touting the amazing GOP successes in Detroit over the past few years but some folks just can’t let go of a good whipping boy.

If I had a dollar for every time a FReeper predicted rioting at any second in Detroit over my decade here, I’d have a sizable chunk of change. Even their “Ferguson” protest only drew about 3 dozen people.

[cripplecreek]

Unfortunately FOX news is happily hyping the “MASSIVE POWER OUTAGE”!!!!!! story despite it being completely false.

The Detroit Public Lighting Department only has approximately 115 customers at 1,400 sites and all of them are businesses or public buildings.

[TexasFreeper2009]

just leave them off!

shut the whole place down and fumigate!

lol

[moovova]

EBT woes...

[Pride in the USA]

Not good.