EXPLOSION CAUSES WIDESPREAD DC POWER OUTAGE – State Dept. DOJ, White House, & DEPT. of ENERGY Affected

Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 12:30 PM

 

 

There was a widespread power outage in Washington DC today—
The State Department, Department of Justice, White House, US Capitol and even the Department of Energy are affected.

JUST IN: Power outage in Washington, D.C. leaves the @WhiteHouse, State Dept., in the dark. http://t.co/w7axj1il1x pic.twitter.com/cJ2xguyWra
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 7, 2015

An explosion at a Maryland power center caused the outage.
Charles County fire officials tell FOX 5 there was a transformer explosion and fire at a substation in the county. This is where Pepco and Southern Maryland Electric Coop lines meet. Fire crews are at the transformer waiting for the power to be shut down, so they can put out the fire.

D.C. Homeland security officials believe an explosion at a SMECO power facility in southern Maryland caused the surge into D.C.
— Aaron C. Davis (@byaaroncdavis) April 7, 2015

WHITE HOUSE IS IN A SECURITY LOCKDOWN!!

WH now in security lockdown. Don't know if related to the power outage. WH press briefing over an hour late.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 7, 2015

DC DHS believes it was an explosion at a SMECO power facility.

D.C. Homeland security officials believe an explosion at a SMECO power facility in southern Maryland caused the surge into D.C.
— Aaron C. Davis (@byaaroncdavis) April 7, 2015

The State Department Briefing Room went dark.

That’s Marie Harf behind the microphone.
The halls are pitch black.

This is what walking the State Department halls is like during a power outage. #timelapse pic.twitter.com/JvNBSZ8ygb
— Alex Mallin (@alex_mallin) April 7, 2015

White House, State Department, Metro Stations Across DC Hit By Power Outages… http://t.co/wfCs4p0Qrt
— SavageNation (@SavageNation) April 7, 2015

Washington machine = defeated RT @markknoller: Power outages more extensive and lengthy in other parts of DC including some Metro stations.
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) April 7, 2015

Just after Rand Paul vows to "defeat the Washington machine," the DC area experiences widespread power outage. Coincidence?
— Matt Viser (@mviser) April 7, 2015

There are no indications of a terrorist attack.

No indications of terrorism in D.C. power outages – Reuters
— Breaking News Feed (@PzFeed) April 7, 2015

More…. Washington DC Power Outage and MARC Service – Train problems…
MARC has received word that there is a major power outage affecting the Washington, DC area and that some government agencies are releasing employees early. MARC trains are expected to operate on-time, however, we are unable to operate larger sets of equipment earlier. In addition, due to the power failure, the ability of Camden and Brunswick Line crews to receive their printed operational instructions from CSX Transportation is severely constrained and delays to departures may result.
MARC is closely monitoring this situation and will provide updates as they are available.
REPORTERS are stuck inside the White House
(Maybe they’ll get their tea party with Obama now?)

Weirdness at WhiteHouse. Because of power outage in NW DC, WH shut down. Locked in. Can't leave grounds
— Bill Press (@bpshow) April 7, 2015