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28,000 without power after high winds hit metro Detroit

Posted at 10:08 PM, Jan 10, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-11 15:35:44-05

DTE Energy says 28,000 people are still without power after high winds hit metro Detroit Tuesday night. 

They have reportedly restored power to 42,000 over the course of the storm.

The outages are scattered across the region, and crews are working 16-hour shifts around the clock to restore power.

"Safety is always a priority. Customers should stay at least 20 feet away from all power lines and anything they may contact, and consider them live. They are extremely dangerous. Treat every downed power line as if it is energized. Customers should also heed the warning of yellow caution tape, which indicates there is a downed power line in the area. DO NOT CROSS YELLOW CAUTION TAPE," DTE said in a release.

View the outage map here