The surge also felled trees and several power poles and their wires, leading to a power surge that damaged electrical appliances in homes.
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The air blast broke windows and blew dust from the fallen stacks into homes. Similar implosions have not occurred without problems.Ī blast of air and dust from the June 2 implosion of two smokestacks at a shuttered coal-fired power plant outside Pittsburgh felled power poles and damaged nearby homes. Workers will check the air quality and conduct vibration monitoring before and after the implosion. Nearby streets will be closed and water misting machines will be used to wet the property before, during and after the implosion to help keep dust contained to the site. Explosives will cause the smokestack to fall onto the incinerator property, away from the closest residential area, the city said. The city has gone door-to-door to homes outside the impact area, alerting residents about the implosion and urging them to keep windows closed as a precaution. ”We worked hard behind the scenes to get the incinerator shut down, and now residents of this neighborhood will finally be able to say goodbye to it forever.”ĭetroit household trash is now trucked to landfills outside the city limits. “The presence of this incinerator has been a real pain point for this community because it was another example of a health hazard being placed in a lower-income community of color,” Mayor Mike Duggan said last year. Up to 5,000 tons (4,535 metric tons) of trash were burned there per day. The approximately 330-foot-tall (100-meter-tall) incinerator operated by Detroit Renewable Energy opened in 1989. Before closing in 2021, fumes and the rank odor of burning trash could be smelled for miles, but were strongest for residents of nearby streets, raising concerns about pollution and the impact on residents’ health. The facility has stood near the interchange of Interstates 94 and 75 for more than 30 years, just a few miles northeast of downtown Detroit. The plan to reduce the smokestack to rubble is almost the final phase in the facility’s yearlong demolition, which should be completed by July, according to the city. News director Kim Voet praised Humphrey for his warmth and community engagement in WDIV's announcement, stating, “During the past 20 years, Andrew has happily greeted viewers with a big smile and helped them plan their weekends, and he seamlessly slid into any daypart to fill in and deliver the forecast.DETROIT (AP) - The looming smokestack of a shuttered trash incinerator whose stench sickened and angered Detroit residents for decades is coming down in a controlled implosion scheduled for Sunday morning.
On the station's farewell to Humphrey posted on its ClickOnDetroit website, he is described as "the first and only broadcast meteorologist on the planet with a degree in meteorology from MIT." More: As other anchors retire, WDIV's Devin Scillian ponders his timeline | Rubin The latest line of destructive weather comes less than a week after dozens of tornadoes roared through the Midwest and South, killing more than 30 people and damaging thousands of homes and. Humphrey has an undergraduate degree in meteorology from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in the same field from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Detroit, MI Weather Forecast AccuWeather Current Weather 11:13 AM 73° F RealFeel® Sun 83° RealFeel Shade 71° Air Quality Fair Wind ENE 3 mph Wind Gusts 5 mph Mostly sunny More Details. In August 2021, WDIV's chief meteorologist, Ben Bailey, left the station after seven years there. The news follows last month's announcement that former WDIV meteorologist Kim Adams is returning to the news team after a 13-year absence. Tuesday also is the last day on the air for Humphrey, who has been with the station for 20 years.
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