Around 4,000 DTE customers were without power for 4-12 hours after a van parked near a power substation caught fire in west Dearborn.
11 p.m.: Power appears to be restored to all Dearborn homes and businesses affected by the outage Thursday. The restoration efforts—aided by dozens of DTE workers—happened in phases. Some regained power as early as 1 p.m.; the last blocks waited until after 10 p.m. for their lights and heat to come back on. The buzzing of generators could be heard coming from many Dearborn homes. The cause of the van fire that spurred the outages was still unknown Thursday night. 4:20 p.m.: Around 2,000 Dearborn homes and businesses were still without power late Thursday afternoon after a fire resulted in an outage that morning. According to DTE representatives, power has been restored to 2,000 of the 4,000 customers who originally lost power. "We should …
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Strong thunderstorms that could bring wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour, hail up to 1 inch in diameter and localized flooding are possible Thursday afternoon and evening in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties.
The National Weather Service has declared a hazardous weather outlook Thursday for portions of southeast Michigan, including Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties. The agency predicts a high of 85 degrees with an 80 percent chance of precipitation Thursday; thunderstorms are expected during the afternoon, into the evening and overnight. "These storms may become severe during the afternoon and evening," according to the forecasting agency. "The biggest threat from these storms will be damaging wind gusts to 60 mph and hail to one inch in diameter. "In addition, very heavy rainfall may accompany these storms, which could lead to localized flooding," the NWS said. "... The thunderstorms will be triggered by a strong cold front sweeping across …
Lee Jacobsen
1:45 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Jessica, do you honestly expect the real reason for the fire to be revealed? Shades of '24', it has to be something controversial, but reported as mudane, to squelch any panic among the populance. The sub stations all have bathrooms, perhaps the DTE folk were on a break, and left the engine running, a battery explosion, or a lit cigarette inside, who knows? Odds are , we won't be told the real … more ›