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« The news is 'bad' from Quaker Fabric | Today | Driver sentenced to 15 years in fatal crash / Photo » July 9, 2007Update: Power should be back tonight at PastoreCRANSTON -- Thanks to the arrival this afternoon of two large generators, state officials hope that power will be fully restored by this evening to the Pastore Campus, a complex of buildings here that is home to the state hospital and six state departments. The generators each take 2 ½ hours to hook up, and that work started around 2 p.m., according Ellen R. Nelson, director the state Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals. The new, more powerful generators will take over from the backup generators that kicked in when a fire destroyed underground cables and stopped power from the complex’s power plant. Emergency phone lines were also opened this afternoon. People seeking information about patients should 255-0910; those with inquiries about staffing at the Eleanor Slater Hospital should call 255-0904. For all other business, call 255-0912. Officials say no one has been hurt in the incident; the backup generators kept essential services running – including the ventilators of the 19 patients at the Eleanor Slater Hospital who cannot breathe on their own – but the air conditioning has not been working on one of the hottest days of this summer. The big generators should restore air conditioning. But the underlying problems may take days to resolve – including the loss of telephone and Internet service. Any phone with a 462 exchange gave off only a busy signal today. Nelson said that doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists have been told not leave at the end of their shifts, until “we get this settled.” The hospital’s normal noon-to-8 p.m. visiting hours have not changed. -- Journal staff writer Felice J. Freyer Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsTony P | July 9, 2007 9:03 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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I work for the Secretary of State. Our failover site for the Central Voter Registration system resides at the DOC Intake Center.
We've been trying to reach people all day to no avail. Now we know what happened.
I feel for them. When we moved to our new office we tried to plan for everything. A massive UPS, 125kW generator, etc. So one day power failed in Providence. We were up and running, except we depend upon DOA for our name services, so nobody could see us, and we couldn't see anyone either.