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| Widespread power outage hits Detroit | Widespread power outage hits Detroit |
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| Dozens of municipal buildings, including fire departments and schools, in the US city of Detroit have lost power on Tuesday. | Dozens of municipal buildings, including fire departments and schools, in the US city of Detroit have lost power on Tuesday. |
| About 100 structures, controlled by the city's public lighting department, have gone dark with no estimate on when power will be restored. | About 100 structures, controlled by the city's public lighting department, have gone dark with no estimate on when power will be restored. |
| Among the buildings affected are the Joe Louis sports arena and the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice courthouse. | Among the buildings affected are the Joe Louis sports arena and the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice courthouse. |
| A cause for the power outage has yet to be determined. | A cause for the power outage has yet to be determined. |
| About 100 buildings on the city's power grid are said to be without power, Scott Simons, a spokesman for DTE Energy, told the BBC. | About 100 buildings on the city's power grid are said to be without power, Scott Simons, a spokesman for DTE Energy, told the BBC. |
| All of the structures, mostly government buildings, were on a separate power grid, he said. | |
| A murder trial was said to have been paused on Tuesday morning when the lights flickered and went out, the Detroit Free Press reported. | A murder trial was said to have been paused on Tuesday morning when the lights flickered and went out, the Detroit Free Press reported. |
| People were seen evacuating the courthouse by stairwells, while Detroit fires stations was reportedly using backup generator power. | People were seen evacuating the courthouse by stairwells, while Detroit fires stations was reportedly using backup generator power. |
| Visitors to the Detroit Institute of Arts escorted from the building, a spokesperson said. | |
| And Wayne State University said on its website that multiple buildings on campus were affected but classes were running as normal. |