Power Goes Out in DC’s Diplomatic District the Day Before Midterms: State Department, World Bank and IMF Left Without Power as Smoke Billowed from Manholes
A major power outage struck Washington, D.C.’s Foggy Bottom neighborhood Monday morning, the day before the midterm elections, knocking out power for more than 1,100 Pepco customers and disrupting key government and international facilities, including parts of the U.S.