10/30/12 - DTE Energy says crews have restored power to the majority of Livingston County homes and businesses that lost power as the fringes of Hurricane Sandy moved through the state. Winds gusting up to 74 mph whipped across the region, downing tree limbs and power lines and knocked out power to thousands of DTE and Consumers Energy customers. DTE Energy reports that only scattered outages remained across Livingston County as of late this afternoon, down from 2,500 reported earlier. Consumers Energy reports that 33,000 of its customers lost power at some point and they were working to restore service to those remaining. Numerous downed power lines were reported across the area this morning and the outages forced the closure of several school buildings in the Hartland and Whitmore Lake areas. M-36 between Leman Road and Hi Tech Drive was also closed in Green Oak Township, where a power pole snapped and was hanging over the roadway. The photo shows damage that occurred late Monday night/early Tuesday morning at the corner of Chilson Road and Alta Vista, near Winans Lake in Hamburg Township. (JM)
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