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Nora-Yahoo News Fri, Aug 15, 2003, Freitag, 15. August 2003, 18:53 (vor 7775 Tagen) @ Bell-NZZ von heute 16:00

1 hour, 54 minutes ago

In New York´s Hudson Valley, Central Hudson Gas &
Electric Corp. began rolling blackouts throughout
its service area because too few plants had some
back online to handle full, normal loads. The
intermittent interruptions were expected to last
all afternoon Friday.


In New York City, power was restored Friday
morning to parts of all five boroughs and some
suburbs, but millions endured a morning rush hour
without subway service or many traffic lights.
There was no timetable for full restoration of
power, but officials said subways would not resume
in time for evening rush hour.


"Today will also present challenges," New York
Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters. He asked
essential city workers to come in but told
nonessential counterparts to stay home and urged
citizens to use judgment about working Friday.


"There are worse things than taking a summer
Friday off from work," he said.


Bloomberg said a trying, hot night had cost the
life of a 40-year-old who suffered a heart attack
during one of New York City´s 60 serious fires,
most caused by candles used to stave off darkness.
There were 800 elevator rescues; 80,000 calls to
911 and a record 5,000 emergency medical service
calls. Emergency personnel "worked incredibly hard
to get us through the night safely," Bloomberg
said.
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