Sentences with phrase «downed utility lines»

With pelting rains, massive power outages due to downed utility lines, and whole cities underwater, hurricanes are serious business.

For example, ground shaking may cause a store's exterior building walls to crumble, injuring people, blocking sidewalks and streets and bringing down utility lines.

Not exact matches

Multiplying the overhead necessary for physical offices — the receptionist, photocopier, phones lines, utilities — just for the sake of saying he has offices in multiple locations will drag down his profits and do nothing to grow the value of his business.

While the storm didn't destroy the entire power grid, it did knock down 80 percent of the island's utility poles and all transmission lines.

Daley has requested various concessions from the village to nail down the deal, including a $ 1 - a-year lease for the land, tax breaks, construction of roads, water and sewage lines, architectural variances and discounted utility services.

National Grid and NYSEG continue to work on restoration efforts after the wind storm on Wednesday that brought down power lines, utility poles and trees and caused damage throughout Western New York.

In addition to shutting down the 4 train and rerouting various Bronx buses, the breakage has left residents with flooded basements, disrupted utility lines disrupted, and 500 local business and residents are waiting for Con Edison to hook their service back up.

Fleming also said that the utilities that serve the area were slow to replace downed transmission lines and that the town had experienced significant power outrages in recent years, including one that lasted almost a week during an ice storm a few years ago.

The utility said the «vast majority» of those customers should see their power restored by 11 p.m. and warned everyone to stay away from downed power lines.

Strong Lineup of Crossovers and Utilities Drove GM's U.S. June Sales Crossover retail sales up 23 percent on strength of Equinox Buick U.S. retail sales up 6 percent Commercial sales up 36 percent, for best June since 2006 Lowest daily rental sales mix of any full - line automaker DETROIT — General Motors (NYSE: GM) today reported June U.S. retail sales of 202,908 vehicles, down about 3 percent from the same period last year.

Every stock sector with the exception of consumer stables and utilities - safer haven assets less tied to economic cycles - is down more than the 20 % bear market demarcation line.

Only the white line down the middle of a road flanked by utility poles indicates the automobile age.

The light blue line represents the boost that can come from cost reductions, which RMI thinks can drive the final installed cost of community solar down 40 percent, where it can compete with utility - scale solar prices.

Safety of utility repair personnel during a power outage: In accordance with IEEE and UL, Skystream will automatically shut down in the event of a power outage, and will not energize a dead power line.

Boiling down the facts, Former Attorney took on a case by Former Clients to relocate above - ground utility lines against well known phone and gas Utilities.