DETROIT (FOX 2) – More than 150,000 people remained without power in Southeast Michigan after a dramatic round of severe weather blew through the state Tuesday afternoon and early evening, knocking down trees, collapsing power lines, and creating havoc for the region.
As dozens of schools canceled class due to outages, live wires became a public health concern after instances of cables tumbling down on homes and cars.
DTE says it has over 4,200 individuals in the field working to restore power, including 1,200 people from other states that were called in to assist their restoration efforts.
According to Brian Calka, the utility’s vice president of distribution operations, the goal is to restore power to 75% of customers who lost electricity during the storms, and 90% of customers by the end of Thursday.
He added there remains a threat of downed wires that could pose a hazard to anyone who unsuspectingly comes into contact …