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I'm hearing on TV that there has been a major power outage thru out most of the NorthEast USA, and Canada. Including NYC, Toronto, and other cities in that vacinity. It's even affecting Detroit and that area as well.

They said there seems to be a major fire in the Con Ed station in Manhattan. Subways aren't working, and people are walking across the bridge from lower Manhattan to Brooklyn.
 

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Anyone watching the news? I see there are power outages throught New York, Detroit, Toronto. I am about 1 hour north of Detroit. My power has gone on/off several times in the last hour. What's the deal?
 

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NEW YORK (CNN) -- A major power outage simultaneously struck several large cities in the United States and Canada late Thursday afternoon.

Cities affected include New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Toronto, Ontario; and Ottawa, Ontario. The power outage occurred shortly after 4 p.m.

Much of Midtown Manhattan and Wall Street were shut down, including all area airports and the Long Island Railroad. The airports were operating on back-up power and operations were reported to be normal, officials said.

The New York City Police Department said they were trying to determine what happened. A Con Edison transformer on East 14th Street in Manhattan was afire, CNN learned.

Thousands of people could be seen leaving buildings and walking into the streets. New York subways were reported stopped and people were trapped in the cars.
 

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I have CNN on and my lord the film of the people on foot is totally amazing! Everyone is just being told to go home and wait.
 

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Its a straight forward issue of a transformer at Niagara has gone down and that has caused a major outage in the areas concerned. Its not linked to any terrorist activity or computer virus or anything else - its like a huge fuse blowing thats all and its knocked out the power...
Someone call an electrician!!!!

Kev
wondering if his father has made it into genasceo in the USA - New York state yet from toronto.

It would never happen at my work would it!!!!
 

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Hope, that's not true! Don't take it personally....it happens pretty frequently especially when it's breaking news. Inevitably one person's thread get a reply which bumps it up and that's what people reply to more.

Hey, you scored brownie points with me.
Hubby called with the "Breaking News" and I told him "Pfft, it's already on The Cat Site!" AND I was able to give him details that he didn't have.


So I thank you, Hope.
 

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POWER OUT IN US

Power cuts have hit a number of cities in North America and Canada, causing huge chaos.

The loss of power means that there are no subway trains or buses running in New York City, with reports suggesting that thousands of people are stranded in subway tunnels.


New Yorkers poured out of subway tunnels onto the streets, and with traffic lights failing and pedestrians walking next to cars, a gridlock quickly formed.

Meanwhile, parts of Detroit and Cleveland have been paralysed by loss of power, with similar problems being felt in Toronto and Ottawa and other parts of the American north-east.

Airports have closed and mobile phones have stopped working, while prisons in New York have also lost their power and have been forced to use back-up supplies.

Reports have said there is a fire at the Con Edison power plant in Manhattan, with other reports saying that the Niagara Mohawk power grid went down.

US power regulators have said that the loss of power in New York is having a cascading effect on the national grid, causing the problems in other areas.

The Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg said there was "no evidence" that terrorism had caused the power problems.
 

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I saw that on TV too! The pictures of all the crowds in New York City walking down the sidewalks and all the traffic are absolutely amazing!!!
 

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i wonder what the weather is like? They were in a major heat wave last week weren't they? Can you imagine having to go home and sit in a hot apartment with no water or ac?
 

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I'm away from home, does anyone yet know what began the fire and how long the outage is supposed to be?

worrying about family back east in NY,
 

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I just merged them for you guys....

Here in CT we just lost power for a second, but a few hundred thousand are without power here. My concern is that since its going to take a few hours to bring back the power, what's going to happen on NYC.
 

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According to CNN Headline News, the mayor of NYC wants people to turn off their electical appliances, especially their airconditioners so they can get the power back on. The mayor is also concerned about the possibility of heatstrokes for those who are walking.
 

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As far as the weather, in Philly, which is usually about the same or only a degree or two off of NYC, it was 91 with 50% humidity today. Blecccchhh. Not the kind of weather for a stroll in the city.
 

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It affected us, at work. The mainframe (in Detroit) went down at about 2:30 Pacific time. Some of us got routed into a training session and they shut down the facility and sent everyone home at 4:00. I only lost 1/2 hr but some people were scheduled until 7:00.

The Resolution Center, in Philly, shut down about an hour before we did.
 
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