Indiana residents endure 11th day without power after storms topple power lines
Summary
Thousands of people in northwest Indiana have been without electricity for 11 days because storms damaged power lines and poles. The main utility company, Nipsco, has restored power to most customers but some, especially in Gary, may have to wait several more days. Residents have criticized the company and filed a lawsuit, saying the company did not properly maintain trees near power lines.Key Facts
- Storms on August 11 caused trees and power lines to fall in northwest Indiana.
- Over 33,000 customers were still without power as of the 11th day after the storms.
- Nipsco restored power to about 341,000 of 374,500 affected customers.
- Gary residents may wait until Tuesday for power restoration, nearly two weeks after the storms.
- A class-action lawsuit accuses Nipsco of failing to trim trees that caused outages; Nipsco denies this and says it has increased vegetation management spending.
- About 300 power poles were damaged in the storms.
- The storms also caused flooding, winds over 80 mph, and tornadoes affecting parts of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Kentucky.
- Some residents reported difficulties like spoiled food, no phone service, and unsafe living conditions in hot weather without electricity.
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