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July 16, 2007
Power back at Pastore Complex, minus AC at 1 site
CRANSTON -- With other state department buildings up and running at the Pastore Complex, crews late today were working on the damaged air conditioning system at Barry Hall.
On July 8, fires broke out in underground power lines, cutting several buildings off from the complex’s power plant. Phones and Internet service also went down.
Then on Wednesday, an electrical surge blew out underground power lines serving 23 buildings. On Friday, smoke and flashes of light, caused by another power surge, shut down Barry Hall, where the administrative offices are housed.
The latest update on the power failures from the Department of Administration today said:
Department of Administration:
* All campus buildings have grid or generator power and are fully operational with the exception of Barry Hall, an administrative building, which is without air conditioning. The air conditioning system took damage during Friday’s incident. Crews are evaluating the system.
* Electrical crews continue to monitor the status of all generators on the Pastore Campus to assure that they are running properly.
* Crews continue to work on replacing damaged feeder lines so that campus buildings can be converted to the electrical grid.
Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals:
* All patient care areas are stable.
* All administrative spaces with exception of Barry Hall are fully operational.
This morning:
* The auxiliary generator at Barry Hall was started and power was moved to an auxiliary generator.
* The Cranston Fire Department and facilities staff were at Barry Hall and deemed it safe for Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals employees to re-occupy the building.
* Electrical crews went through the building, office by office, checking electrical outlets, reconnecting equipment, and assessing damage.
* The fire alarm system and emergency lighting system were checked by Facilities and Maintenance.
* The department will keep monitoring its buildings and procedures "to assure that patients and employees are safe and secure," the news release said.
Department of Corrections:
* All Department of Corrections buildings are running normally.
* The High Security Center, Dorothea Dix Women's Minimum Security Facility and the Pinel Building (Community Confinement) continue to be powered by generators, but are fully functional.
* Regularly scheduled activities continue as planned.
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