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To: tradermike_1999 who started this subject8/14/2003 8:06:30 PM
From: RealMuLan  Read Replies (3) of 74559
 
anyone read this? "Power Outages Hit N.E. United States, Canada"

Reuters
Thursday, August 14, 2003; 7:35 PM

By Ellen Wulfhorst

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lightning strike caused massive power outages in New York and other cities across the northeastern United States and Canada on Thursday, trapping thousands in crowded subways and forcing millions of evacuated office workers onto the streets.
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"Initial reports indicate that this is a power system failure not related to terrorism," said Homeland Security spokesman Brian Roehrkasse.

"We have no indication that there is any terrorism involved," said Bryan Lee, a spokesman for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington.
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In Canada, as many as 10 million people were affected by the cuts, which brought most of southern Ontario to a halt, officials said.

Air traffic into New York's three major airports was affected, and thousands of office workers crowded onto the streets in heat of more than 90 F (33 C), facing a long walk home as buses and trains came to a halt and the streets became gridlocked as traffic signals failed to function.

Thousands more were trapped underground in the dark when rush hour subway trains stopped in their tunnels after the power went out shortly after 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT).
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