Tag: Causing

Meteorologist explains what’s causing it and when it will cool off?

Hoosiers should not expect relief from the heat this week. Jason Puma, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, said changes in the weather pattern causing a heat wave aren’t expected until sometime early next week. It’s common for Indiana to see temperatures in the 90s, Puma said, and no heat records have been […]

Woman, 26, fatally crashes into tree on Roosevelt Boulevard causing closure

PHILADELPHIA – A portion of Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia is closed after PennDOT officials say a fatal accident occurred Tuesday afternoon. According to PennDOT, a woman was traveling southbound on Roosevelt Boulevard when she struck a tree in the median, causing the vehicle to spin out. They say she was ejected from the vehicle […]

Singapore says dredger lost control and hit tanker causing oil spill

Singapore authorities said on Monday a dredger boat reported a sudden loss in engine and steering control that led it to hit a stationary cargo tanker, causing an oil spill that has blackened part of the city-island’s southern shores. The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima struck the Singaporean fuel supply ship Marine Honor on Friday. It […]

IID identifies what’s causing widespread power outage in Indio

An outage on Wednesday knocked out power to more than 800 Imperial Irrigation District customers. The utility alerted the public at 6:49 a.m. that 814 customers in Indio and the surrounding area were affected. A later IID update at 8:07 a.m. noted that 135 customers had since had their power restored. Line crews were en […]

Water pipes burst in Atlanta, causing major outages and disruptions

Major water main breaks in Atlanta, Georgia, have caused significant outages and disruptions, as Mayor Andre Dickens has issued a state of emergency in the city and one local hospital had to evacuate some patients to other facilities. The breaks occurred on Friday when corroded water pipes burst near downtown Atlanta. According to utility and […]