The jokes really do kind of write themselves; in fact, here comes another one.
Looks like the last taxpayer out of Detroit literally turned out the lights.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 2, 2014
@benshapiro there was a tax payer in Detroit?
— Matthew Dempster (@dempstermd) December 2, 2014
The massive power outage that struck Detroit Tuesday morning isn’t a joke, though, if you happen to be trapped in an elevator, or in need of an emergency responder.
major #blackout in #Detroit. Municipal power grid down, no juice for police, fire, schools, jails. Reports of ppl trapped in elevators.
— WBZ NewsRadio (@wbznewsradio) December 2, 2014
office buildings, courthouses, firehouses and some schools in downtown detroit lost power 10:30a… expecting update from city in 30min
— RickLeventhalFoxNews (@RickLeventhal) December 2, 2014
Blackout America : Major Power Outage hits downtown Detroit as the Grid goes down (Dec 02, 2014) http://t.co/kyU8SSv6Kg
— Elizabeth Hawkes (@LizHawkes) December 2, 2014
Widespread power outage puts downtown Detroit in the dark http://t.co/UR1Ypx5dfo pic.twitter.com/CXkR2AcubD
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 2, 2014
Parts of downtown Detroit hit by power outage; officials point to failure at power plant: http://t.co/7JB4gpzO42 pic.twitter.com/EGMfm2nQ5l
— ABC News (@ABC) December 2, 2014
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Downtown Detroit is turned off by power outage: http://t.co/0LEZ18qnm7 pic.twitter.com/59twGzno5D
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) December 2, 2014
What I saw today…#Detroit skyline seen behind traffic lights affected by the partial #DetroitPowerOutage. @freep pic.twitter.com/uOaPQxGuNG
— ??Eric Seals (@ericseals) December 2, 2014
The outage was eventually traced to a major cable failure, and power is in the process of being restored.
Massive power outage in downtown #Detroit, Michigan. City Hall evacuated. I wonder if the electric bill was paid. A very valid question.
— Scott Ford (@ScottFordTVGuy) December 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/shotoftheweek/status/539843770679046144
Detroit forgot to play their electric bill this month: Power slowly returns to downtown Detroit after massive outage http://t.co/lKU8Bm1A1t
— Brian 'BC' Castaldo (@BC_Castaldo) December 2, 2014
Does anyone know how #Detroit is doing? I've been so worried all day. It's like having a shifty friend that's out of Tracfone minutes.
— Tiffany Hale (@TiffanyAT) December 2, 2014
This city of Detroit is trying to get the power back on downtown. The city's electricity literally quit on itself & finally pulled the plug.
— Alex (@ACGates85) December 2, 2014
So basically what we learned today is that #Detroit's municipal electric system is like a super long string of old Christmas lights.
— Amy Poszywak (@amyposzywak) December 2, 2014
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