GA - Atlanta Airport Power Outage 17 Dec 2017

[Deleted member 117884]

Latest updates and some interviews from travelers.

http://www.ajc.com/news/local/breaking-power-outage-reported-atlanta-airport/fYiM6b1OHi5G27m38v6V2H/

Power in one concourse restored after six hours.

 

[Deleted member 117884]

This article is from 10 days ago, NOT from today, but interesting coincidence:

"Authorities say a routine training exercise near the world's busiest airport produced a plume of heavy, dark smoke rising over Atlanta and visible for miles...

Airport officials said the planned drill was part of "live burn training" exercises at the Atlanta Fire Training Center near the airport."

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...irport-part-of-fire-training-drill?src=usn_tw

Again, this link and quote is from DEC 7, not from Dec 17, the date of the airport blackout, which seems to have been caused by a fire in a power station.

 

[Deleted member 117884]

Security sweep underway https://twitter.com/wsbtv/status/942574601812443136

 

[watcher9]

What a mess to deal with!

Power restored for all essential activities at
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

12:05 AM - Dec 18, 2017

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atl...f-flights-still-canceled-for-monday/665455444

 

[Deleted member 117884]

I think the lesson is don't have your back-up system in the same location as your primary source. The fire prevented workers from turning on the back-up, apparently. It's like carrying your emergency stash of cash in your wallet.

jmo

 

[roche.analisa]

I think the lesson is don't have your back-up system in the same location as your primary source. The fire prevented workers from turning on the back-up, apparently. It's like carrying your emergency stash of cash in your wallet.

jmo

That analogy just made my day. [emoji16]

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[bluedivergirl]

It is too bad food vendors did not give away food sooner, especially to children and the elderly.

All of those pre-made sandwiches have to be thrown away after a few hours without refrigeration.