| 'Left Behind and Overlooked': Indiana Energy Company Left Majority-Black Gary Powerless for Weeks Thousands of residents recently spent two weeks without power in Gary, Indiana, following a storm that ripped through the majority-Black city. The blackout ground the city to a halt, trapping residents in their apartments, forcing the closure of many businesses and leading to fuel shortages at gas stations. Officials in Indiana estimate the storm might have caused up to $5 billion in damage in Gary and other communities. 'We're still in the recovery phase, as we speak,' says Gary Mayor Eddie Melton, who underscores that 'hardening the infrastructure' should be a priority for the NIPSCO utility company. 'We've never seen wind this strong before. ' They need to ensure that the utility grid system is going to sustain that type of wind.'Thousands of residents recently spent two weeks without power in Gary, Indiana, following a storm that ripped through the majority-Black city. The blackout ground the city to a halt, trapping residents in their apartments, forcing the closure of many businesses and leading to fuel shortages at gas stations. Officials in Indiana estimate the storm might have caused up to $5 billion in damage in Gary and other communities. 'We're still in the recovery phase, as we speak,' says Gary Mayor Eddie Melton, who underscores that 'hardening the infrastructure' should be a priority for the NIPSCO utility company. 'We've never seen wind this strong before. ' They need to ensure that the utility grid system is going to sustain that type of wind.' |
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