Monday, December 4, 2006

Petro Plane Crash: Community Update

***THIS IS A CLASS PROJECT. ALL NAMES, INJURIES, EVENTS, ETC. IN THIS BLOG ARE ALL MADE UP. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE LITERALLY.****

As rescue workers have continued to clear the plane wreckage around the intersection of 21st and Washburn, 17th Street has now been opened for through traffic, as well as Macvicar. 21st street will continue to be blocked off until all wreckage is cleared.

It has also been reported that the boiling order has been lifted. Topeka residents may freely drink faucet water.

Crews have also been working to restore power to all homes that lost electricity. It is estimated that nearly 1,000 homes were without power after the plane crashed. Power should be restored in the next 24 hours.

We have receieved little word on the extent of the damage, but we can estimate that there was well over $20 million dollars in damage. Petro Allied Health Center was an $8.5 million dollar building, and it is reported that over 250 cars have been destroyed. Also, the women's soccer field was detroyed, as well as the rest of the southeast corner of Washburn's campus.

We still have not recieved any more information on casualties, but more information will be posted as soon as it comes to our attention.

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