Auto show to go on after massive Detroit water main break forces boil water advisory
Auto show to go on after massive Detroit water main break forces boil water advisory
Quote:
A 42-inch water main break late around 11 p.m. Saturday has forced a boil water advisory for downtown Detroit.
Residents and businesses in the area bounded by the John C. Lodge Service Drive on the west, Mount Elliott on the east, Interstate 75 on the north and Detroit River on the south are affected.
People should use boiled or bottled water for drinking, brushing teeth and washing dishes, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department said.
Gary Brown, director of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, said Sunday morning that the water boil advisory will likely be in effect until Thursday....
Detroit auto show organizers were notified early Sunday about the water main break, confirmed Amanda Niswonger, spokeswoman for the show. The break comes on the eve of North American International Auto Show's Media Days, which draws auto executives and more than 5,000 journalists from around the world.
“Cobo Center and the NAIAS are fully aware of the boil water advisory and are taking the necessary precautions to ensure all attendees of the upcoming show have safe water to drink. We have shut off access to all drinking fountains and have hung signs in restrooms alerting caution,” Niswonger said. “Bottled water is available for drinking.”...
Another good reason to move NAIAS to June.
