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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Vinay Patel

Indiana Tornado Sirens Knocked Out After Data Centre Cuts Power Ahead of Severe Storms

When severe weather bore down on Indiana, residents expected local warning systems to alert them to danger. Instead, four crucial tornado sirens fell completely silent (Credit: / ChatGPT AI-Generated)

When severe weather swept across Indiana, local communities expected their emergency warning systems to keep them safe. Instead, several tornado sirens fell silent just as severe storms approached. The sudden outage left residents searching for answers after a nearby data centre project accidentally severed the main power lines.

Work on a data centre inadvertently cut power to several emergency warning systems just before severe storms hit an Indiana county, sparking fierce backlash from residents over community safety and disaster preparedness.

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