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Re: "... Niagara-Mohawk power grid was overloaded."


From: Roland Perry <nanog () internetpolicyagency com>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 19:19:24 -0400


In article <3F3BFA27.3010601 () ehsco com>, Eric A. Hall <ehall () ehsco com>
writes
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A major power outage simultaneously struck dozens of
cities in the United States and Canada late Thursday afternoon.

TV news reporting that it was due to a lightning strike just south of
Niagra. Seems to have cascaded rather badly.

Bell Canada appealing to customers only to use cellphones and landlines
for 911 emergencies.
-- 
Roland Perry


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