Widespread power outage hits Detroit

[Bosonic]

Source: BBC

Dozens of municipal buildings, including fire departments and schools, in the US city of Detroit have lost power on Tuesday.

About 100 structures, controlled by the city's public lighting department, have gone dark with no estimate on when power will be restored.

Among the buildings affected are the Joe Louis sports arena and the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice courthouse.

A cause for the power outage has yet to be determined.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30297643

[sabbat hunter]

1. bet they will determine

'human error'

my guess? Lack of upkeep on infrastructure.

[maddogesq]

4. BINGO!

This is the third such major outage in like 2 1/2 years caused by failure in a main line.

Since being appointed to a local zoning board a couple years ago, I have become keenly aware of the importance of infrastructure. In the state that invented a lot of modern infrastructure such as divided highways, traffic lights, etc., we have gone from leader to toilet dwellers. I was embarrassed when relatives from Mass. came to visit because the state of our raods, bridges, etc. is just horrible

When you give the right full control of state government for nearly two decades, this is the result.

http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/michigan/michigan-overview/

[geomon666]

2. Probably turned off because nobody showed up for work.

Because nobody gets paid because the city is a toilet.

[NV Whino]

3. No body paid the bill