Though it will probably be in the papers probably by tomorrow
and I'm probably not officially supposed to say anything yet, I thought a few of you might like to know that the
"official" cause of the explosions has been determined to be the gas lines failing, which was caused by the power loss throughout the city. There are still people investigating why the power failed, but I can almost guarantee that they'll find it to be an unfortunate random accident.
Anybody who has come forward and said that they saw some green giant stomping around the city has pretty much been given a pat on the back and told that they were under mental duress and should probably get some rest.
Typical government stuff.
Good news is that we're done with all the Rescue & Recovery stuff on our end, so anybody who wants to volunteer for cleanup and hasn't been able to yet can now. Just call
[Phone #] if you're interested and haven't been able to get through.
But if you're not part of the volunteer group, all those businesses are still shut down for the time being, so just avoid that area.
As for the power -- nobody really knows when it will be back. Hopefully soon. If I hear anything, I'll let you know, but at this rate, we'll probably know it's back when the lights suddenly come back on. But until then, try not to go anywhere at night for your own safety. People tend to lose their mind a little in the dark.
And if you see anything going down, call it in. We're doing the best we can, but we're all a little tired, a little stressed,
a little pissed off, and can use all the help we can get.
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