DTE Energy substation fire cuts power to 7,000 customers in Detroit
Jan 2017Published 15 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor
- Where
- substation at East Warren and Conner, Detroit's east side
- Operator
- DTE Energy
- What
- fire at substation reported put out, 7000 customers lost power
- Injuries
- None reported
- Cause
- Not reported
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Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): DTE Energy
What happened
On Friday 27 January 2017, a fire at a DTE Energy substation at East Warren and Conner, on Detroit's east side, was reported to have been put out. DTE said about 7,000 customers lost power and that no injuries were reported at the substation. DTE expected about half of those customers to have power restored by midnight and all power restored by 6 a.m. on Saturday. Whether that timetable was met, and what started the fire, was not reported.
Lessons learned
- A fire at a distribution substation can cut supply to thousands of customers even when no injuries occur at the site.
- Restoration after a substation fire may need staging, so operators should give expected times and note what remains unconfirmed.
More lessons on outages, backup supply and restoration, from every incident on the register.
Not yet known
- Cause of the fire
- Whether power restoration timetable was met
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Source
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Published 2026-09-15. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.
