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Co-op City has a power plant that generates electricity for its residents — and crews had installed temporary generators across the complex by Sunday afternoon that restored at least partial power to most of the development.
CO-OP CITY, The Bronx (WABC) -- The lights are slowly returning after as many as 10 buildings in the Bronx were in the dark once again Sunday morning. The news comes less than 24 hours after Co-Op City got the power turned back on from Friday's deadly blackout. Police have been going through the buildings doing wellness checks as many woke up to cold apartments. The previous outage happened at the same cluster of buildings Friday due to a transformer fire. On Sunday morning at around 2 a.m., residents started reporting their buildings were dark and power was out once again. Emergency services...
The Bronx power outage news comes less than 24 hours after Co- Op City got it turned back on from Friday's blackout.
ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images A 73-year-old woman died during a power outage at an apartment building on Friday, police said. The woman was trying to make it to her 19th-floor apartment with her oxygen tank when she collapsed. Police say her oxygen tank ran out during her climb up the stairs. A 73-year-old woman died on Friday while trying to walk up the stairs to the 19th floor with a portable oxygen tank during a blackout at a New York City apartment building. A power outage affected multiple buildings and residents in Co-Op City, the Bronx on Friday, W...