Students living on Ferris State's campus relocated amid power outage
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — About 500 students have been relocated from Ferris State's on-campus housing because of power outages, the school said.
Power at Cramer Hall, Bond Hall and West Campus Apartment is expected to be out at least through the weekend because many of the crews that can repair it are responding to , Ferris State University said.
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Power has been out since 10 p.m. Wednesday night, when storms rolled through the area.
Students at Cramer and Bond halls can stay in vacant rooms in other residence halls and other locations and West Campus Apartments can also be relocated if needed, the university said.
Consumers Energy power outage map
Any students without power who do not have meal plans can eat meals at Ferris' Rock Café during the outage. More information will be posted at when updates are available, the school said.
Ferris State expected power to be restored to the colleges of pharmacy and health professions as well as the department of public safety and early learning center by Friday.
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