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Detroit's Power Grid Is Down And People Are Stuck In Elevators
www.businessinsider.com ^ | 12-02-2014 | Pamela Engel

Posted on 12/02/2014 8:54:22 AM PST by 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

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: detroit; energy
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To: Red Badger

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


61 posted on 12/02/2014 9:24:41 AM PST by Dagnabitt (Amnesty is Treason. Its agents and supporters are Traitors.)
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To: Texicanus

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


62 posted on 12/02/2014 9:25:33 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: cripplecreek

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


63 posted on 12/02/2014 9:26:09 AM PST by taildragger (Not my Circus, Not my Monkey ( Boy does that apply to DC...))
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To: cripplecreek
Their power goes out every time a cloud passes overhead.

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

64 posted on 12/02/2014 9:26:19 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Red Badger

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65 posted on 12/02/2014 9:28:51 AM PST by machogirl
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To: Kickass Conservative

And Tom did not offer to share? ;)


66 posted on 12/02/2014 9:28:52 AM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

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


67 posted on 12/02/2014 9:32:32 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: House Atreides

“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.


68 posted on 12/02/2014 9:37:46 AM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: Red Badger

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


69 posted on 12/02/2014 9:39:01 AM PST by 11th_VA (Impeachment = President Joe Biden)
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To: cripplecreek

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


70 posted on 12/02/2014 9:39:09 AM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Kickass Conservative
four Virgin Atlantic Flight Attendants

To bad it wasn't Viet Air:


71 posted on 12/02/2014 9:41:47 AM PST by 11th_VA (Impeachment = President Joe Biden)
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To: 11th_VA

Viet Air - We Love You Long Time


72 posted on 12/02/2014 9:42:33 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: detective

Detroit aspires to be a third world cesspool.


73 posted on 12/02/2014 9:48:33 AM PST by SeaHawkFan
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To: Red Badger

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.


74 posted on 12/02/2014 9:52:04 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Red Badger

Delinquent account...


75 posted on 12/02/2014 9:53:49 AM PST by Kozak ("It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" Henry Kissinger)
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To: catnipman

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.


76 posted on 12/02/2014 9:55:18 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: catnipman

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.


77 posted on 12/02/2014 10:03:12 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: Red Badger
just leave them off!

shut the whole place down and fumigate!

lol

78 posted on 12/02/2014 10:04:21 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: Red Badger

EBT woes...


79 posted on 12/02/2014 10:10:40 AM PST by moovova
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To: lonevoice

Not good.


80 posted on 12/02/2014 10:20:34 AM PST by Pride in the USA
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