Workers at the Eisenhower Executive Building, on the White House campus, sit outside, Friday, June 13, 2008, after losing power because of a major power outage in downtown Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
by Frank James
(Updated at 10:05 am: The electrical power is returning to buildings and traffic lights in downtown Washington. Looks like this problem may happily come to an early end.)
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The nation's capital, which many people believe to be the heart of darkness as it is, has been plunged into darkness because of a downtown power outage.
Actually, it's a partly sunny day here so even though many lights are off in downtown Washington, D.C., it's not exactly dark.
And it's only part of the downtown area. The Capitol building appears to be unaffected -- so far though the White House is said to be operating on emergency power. Here's a story from the city's all-news radio station, WTOP.
Still, across downtown, tourists, office workers and the like are in hotels and office buildings without power, meaning no elevators or air conditioning. Traffic lights and normal power at Metro subway stations are out so the escalators and fare-care machines are out.
The only good news is that PEPCO, the power company that serves Washington D.C. and its Maryland suburbs, has its headquarters right in the area hit by the blackout so this problem definitely has the attention of officials there.
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Comments
It's all about infrastructure, not the brutalization of Iraq !! Tell that to the Ridiculous Republicans and their Lying Machine !! These Corps of America have been taking our money and running. No money is being put back into the systems and that is why all the malfunctions. They are hoping these systems will fix themselves !! Can you get any more moronic, in one's thinking? I don't thinks so!!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.
Posted by: Don Fitzgerald, Chicago | June 13, 2008 12:10 PM
No doubt this happened because of the urban Democrats who seem to believe paying for utility service is optional.
Posted by: jD | June 13, 2008 12:32 PM
No doubt this happened because of the urban Democrats who seem to believe paying for utility service is optional.
Posted by: jD | June 13, 2008 12:32 PM
No, actually jD, it was because the Repubs were still trying to secure another loan from China to pay it.
Posted by: DD | June 13, 2008 12:43 PM