Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The library was closed for two days due to a wiring issue.
Update, 5 p.m. Wednesday: The library will reopen for normal business hours Thursday, according to the City of Dearborn. Its regular business hours are 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Update, 1 p.m. Wednesday: The Henry Ford Centennial Library will remain closed Wednesday. All programs set to take place Wednesday at the library have been cancelled. It is expected that the library may open for normal business hours Thursday "if all goes well," according to the Dearborn Public Library Facebook page. Watch Dearborn Patch for updates. The library will also update the status on their website, and on their Facebook and Twitter pages. Update, 9 p.m. Tuesday: Crews will be in Wednesday morning to attempt to repair the underground cable causing …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
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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Monday, April 16, 2012
A wind advisory issued this morning will remain in effect through 8 p.m. Monday. Wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour are likely to affect southeastern Michigan as a cold front moves through the area.
Tree branches snapped and power went in and out at homes all over southeast Michigan Monday as high winds battered the area. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory about 11:45 a.m. Monday warning of 25 to 35 mile-per-hour winds with gusts reaching up to 50 miles per hour. The advisory is in effect unitl 8 p.m. The southwest winds were picking up as a cold front moves through southeastern Michigan. There are 17 counties on the advisory, including Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties. DTE reported about 1,091 people in Dearborn were without power Monday afternoon in the area of Outer Drive and Monroe Street. There are no estimates as to when power will be restored. Some areas near Utica and Ypsilanti are reporting as many as 4,000…
Saturday, February 4, 2012
DTE Energy estimates that power will be restored late Saturday night.
A fire at an electrical substation near Oakwood Hospital left more than 2,500 Dearborn residents without power on Saturday. According to Dearborn Fire Department Captain Robert Cunningham, the department's battalion chief was on his way back from an unrelated call at Oakwood around 4 p.m. when he spotted what appeared to be a fire at a Detroit Edison substation. Stations 1 and 2 responded and were able to put the fire out relatively quickly. However, the incident caused massive power outages in the area, affecting approximately 2,500 residences and businesses in the area of Oakwood Boulevard, Southfield Freeway, Rotunda Drive and Outer Drive. "We're not sure of the cause yet," Cunningham said of the fire, "but it appeared to be a …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
A wind advisory is in effect for much of southeast Michigan through 11 p.m. Wednesday
High winds blowing throughout southeast Michigan on Wednesday have left thousands without power in Oakland, Wayne, Washtenaw and Macomb Counties. The worst of the outages has occurred in Oakland County. In Farmington and Farmington Hills, more than 8,000 homes and businesses are without power, according to DTE Energy. Another 2,000 or more outages are reported in West Bloomfield, as well as 1,000 in Bloomfield. Smaller outages have been reported elsewhere from southern Wayne County to northern Oakland and Macomb counties, including Canton, White Lake, Plymouth and Dearborn. Also, in Berkeley, high winds caused a tree to fall onto a car. The driver was not injured. DTE Energy has no estimates as to when power will be restored. The National …
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Fewer than 1,000 DTE Energy customers lost power Thursday morning, but one of those buildings was Dearborn High School.
A power outage Thursday morning caused Dearborn Public Schools to release Dearborn High students early. Wayne County workers repairing nearby streetlights at Outer Drive and Cherry Hill said power went out around 9:30 a.m., according to their equipment. Students were released an hour later and were not called back, although power was restored to the school around 11 a.m. DTE Energy Media Representative Alejandro Bodipo-Memba said that fewer than 1,000 customers lost power, and that the causes were still unknown as of Thursday morning. The power outage affected many homes near Military and Outer Drive, as well as several streetlights and Dearborn High. "We have a tree-trimming crew and overhead crew out," Bodipo-Memba said, adding that most…
Monday, September 26, 2011
There are currently no estimates as to when power will be restored on campus.
Update, 4 p.m.: Power has been restored to all affected areas, the university reports. However, the Field House and University Center will not reopen until Tuesday, Sept. 27. ---------------------------------------- University of Michigan-Dearborn officials reported Monday afternoon around 1 p.m. that a power outage has occurred on campus. The outage affects the Field House, University Center and Henry Ford Estate. The university reports that the outage is due to downed power lines. There are no estimates from DTE Energy as to when power will be restored. Both the University Center and Field House have closed for the day. "Employees of the University Center and the Field House are asked to speak to their immediate supervisors to determine …
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Heavy storms cause outages sporadically across southeast Michigan–but DTE is unsure if all of Dearborn's outages are related to weather.
Update, 3 p.m. Sunday: Power to many of Dearborn's homes and businesses was restored faster than expected. By Sunday afternoon, outages were down to around 1,000 total across the city. Across the Detroit Edison service area, 103,000 customers remained without service as of Sunday afternoon, DTE reported. That number was down from a high of 117,000 Saturday night. DTE Energy reminds residents that they should still report any outages or downed power lines by calling 800-477-4747. Outages can also be reported online here. --------------------------- Heavy thunderstorms Saturday that swept through much of southeast Michigan left thousands of DTE customers without power. In Dearborn, more than 4,000 homes and businesses were without power as …
Monday, August 22, 2011
Henry Ford Centennial Library is closed because of a power outage. It has not been determined when the library will reopen.
UPDATE: CDTV was back up and running on Wednesday, while the library reopened–with power–on Friday. ---------------------- A power outage has closed the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn on Monday, as well as interrupted City of Dearborn Television, according to a press release from the city. DTE Energy has told library officials that the problem is due to a "bad splice in the underground conduit" that needs to be replaced. Because of the outage, the Blockbuster Series movie has been canceled for Monday night. Also as a result of the outage, City of Dearborn Television has been temporarily interrupted. Viewers of Comcast Channel 12 and WOW! Channels 10 and 18 in Dearborn will see a blank screen until power is restored at the CDTV …
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The public library branch will close at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The library reopened for normal hours on Wednesday.
Update: The Esper Branch reopened for normal hours on Wednesday, July 20. Hours are 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. The Esper Branch of the Dearborn Public Library will close at 4 p.m. Tuesday due to a "brownout" power outage. According to Library Deputy Director Julie Schaefer, a voltage problem causing limited power meant that the building needed to be powered down on Monday. Currently, there is no air conditioning and there are no public computers, prompting the library's decision to close early. The Snow and Bryant branches, as well as the Henry Ford Centennial Library, will maintain normal hours on Tuesday, staying open until 8:30 p.m. As of Tuesday afternoon, there is no word as to whether the Esper Branch will reopen for normal hours on …
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 ›