DTE restores power after Whitmore Lake residents go 6 days without electricity

WHITMORE LAKE, Mich. – Whitmore Lake residents finally have power after six days in the dark.

DTE said a main power line and multiple poles were knocked down, making the area was one of the hardest hit by storms last weekend.

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The company said crews were in the area all week. They had thought the problem was fixed, but it actually wasn't, prolonging the time residents were without power.

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