Power Restored in Clawson; Classes Canceled for Middle School

It wasn't the wind that knocked out power to about 500 DTE Energy customers in Clawson this morning, including , it was a bird.

Service was restored by 11 a.m. Monday. DTE spokesman Alejandro Bodipo-Memba said. A bird hit some of the DTE Energy equipment, which forced the utility to shut down power this morning, Bodipo-Memba said. The area affected was between North Washington and Rochester Road in Clawson.

Clawson Middle School canceled classes shortly before school started at 7:45 a.m., Superintendent Cheryl Rogers said.

Some parents were informed upon dropping off their students, however school officials are reaching out to other parents to ensure students make it to a safe location.

 and the  also lost electricity and were working with generator power, Mayor Penny Luebs said.