POWERLESS: Downtown Detroit Hit By Massive Outage
By Robert Allen and By Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press 12:39 p.m. EST December 2, 2014
Power outages are reported across downtown Detroit this morning, including all fire stations and a number of schools and the People Mover among as many as 1,000 sites.
A "major cable failure" shut down the grid at about 10:30 a.m., affecting all of Detroit's Public Lighting Department's roughly 100 customers, according to a statement from the City of Detroit.
"We have isolated the issue and are working to restore power as soon as possible," according to the statement.
The outage caused disruptions across downtown Detroit, with virtually all traffic signals out and numerous elevators stuck in public buildings.
Detroit Fire Department reports that some fire stations are on generator power, and all are able to take calls by landline or radio.
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