Detroit Power Grid Blackout

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Detroit comes to a screeching halt when the lights go out. A major power outage on Tuesday morning threw a curveball as people were just starting their day. The lights went out across downtown Detroit, cutting power to 14 hundred buildings. Traffic lights were out, trains stalled, the Detroit Red Wings arena, pitch black. Workers evacuated from city buildings. Detroit public schools sent some students home early, while some teachers tried to work from the light of their cell phones. City officials blame outdated infrastructure for the outage. Just last year, Detroit lost power for two days. It's troubles, a sign of the growing burden of America's aging electrical infrastructure. The number of significant outages across the country quadrupled in recent years. We all remember the 2003 blackout in parts of the midwest and northeast, leaving nearly 50 million people without power for more than 24 hours. The lights are now back on. http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/nancy-kaffer/2014/12/02/detroit-power-outage-brownout-blackout/19796281/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/02/major-power-outage-sweeps-through-downtown-detroit/ Support Indymedia! Donate USD: http://nnn.is/donate-dollars Donate BTC: http://nnn.is/donate-bitcoin Download your free Next News "Heroes & Villains" Poster here: http://nextnewsnetwork.com/the-2013-heroes-villains-posters LIVE: http://NextNewsNetwork.com Facebook: http://Facebook.com/NextNewsNet Twitter: http://Twitter.com/NextNewsNet Sub: http://NNN.is/the_new_media Meet the Next News Team: http://youtu.be/2QnNKwQ2WkY Hashtag: #N3 #HL