Running Generator indoors - 3 dead


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Three young men were found dead in their home in Hyattsville on Sunday morning, and investigators suspect that they were killed by carbon monoxide from a gas-fueled generator powering their home, authorities said.


One by one, the bodies of Henry A. Gonzalez, 18; his brother, Edward K. Gonzalez, 20; and their friend, Elon Jones, 21, were taken out of the home on a stretcher and loaded into officials' sport-utility vehicles as friends and family members sobbed and hugged one another. The men had apparently gotten the generator Saturday.

"It's tragic," said Marvin Lopez, 19, a close friend. "It's unbelievable."
The home had been without power since Thursday, when the utility company cut it off because of unpaid bills, according to authorities, friends and family members. The home, in the 5600 block of 38th Avenue, had been foreclosed on, and the men were planning to move by the end of the month, family members said.


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Mylar Balloons Cause 100-150 power outages a year


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Mylar balloon caused blackout to thousands in Watsonville

WATSONVILLE - A power outage that left thousands of Watsonville residents without power Thursday evening was caused by a mylar balloon drifting into a powerline, PG&E spokesman Kory Raftery said Friday.

The outage occurred around 4:40 p.m. and affected a large part of downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods. About 3,000 customers were without power while crews worked to repair the disrupted electrical service.

Statewide, metallic balloons striking power lines cause 100-150 power outages a year, Raftery said.

Desert residents sweat out daylong power outage


PALM DESERT, Calif.—Residents of nearly 4,000 homes in the Southern California desert sweltered in 108-degree temperatures because of a transformer failed and cut power for more than 16 hours.

The outage hit a Southern California Edison substation on Monday at 4:47 a.m., cutting power to a large portion of Palm Desert until repairs were completed at 9:23 p.m.

Students at Ronald Reagan Elementary School were sent home at about 10:45 a.m. because classrooms got to hot without air conditioning.

By midday, Palm Desert officials opened cooling centers.

Boston Storms - Power Outage


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Boston Storms = Power Outage
The latest batch of intense wet and windy weather has reached the city.

For the second day in a row, the region has been hit with extreme weather. Tornado warnings are in effect for the entire state except Cape Cod and the Islands, and severe thunderstorms and steady wind gusts have hammered the Bay State causing power outages, road closings and property damage, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service in Taunton.
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State Of Emergency - Leamington Ontario


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State of emergency declared in Leamington

LEAMINGTON, Ont. -- A state of emergency has been declared in Leamington as of 6:25 a.m. Sunday after a tornado swept through the town downing trees, power lines and destroying homes, a spokeswoman said.

No death or injuries have been reported, but weather has caused severe structural and tree damage.

"It's pretty extensive," said Anne Miskovski, spokeswoman for the Town of Leamington emergency management team. "There's a lot of property damage."

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Toronto Blackout


Another power failure in Toronto Canada today.

The power has been restored for the 20,000 people in Toronto’s downtown core after they were left in the dark when the city experienced a blackout that paralyzed the roads and workflow for many downtown offices.

The outage began at about 11:30 a.m. and affects the area bordered by Shuter St. and Lake Shore Blvd., Bay St. and Frederick St., which is just east of Jarvis St.

Toronto Hydro spokeswoman Tanya Bruckmueller said something went wrong with an underground cable feeding a downtown power station.
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Two separate power outages in midtown Toronto have left thousands of residents without power. A hydro vault fire cut power to about 4,000 people living near Yonge and Eglinton Avenues, while a fallen tree on Chaplin Crescent near Avenue Road left an additional 250 homes and businesses without electricity. 

The fire began around 5:30 a.m. at a hydro vault on Erskine Ave., near a cluster of condo buildings. Further west, the tree fell around the same time.
Officials expect the outages to last through the morning as workers attempt to repair equipment.
No injuries have been reported in connection with either incident.
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