Florida city warns residents of power outage, zombies
Bill Cable takes part in the Zombie Walk held on Saturday , Oct. 25, at Bethel Park High School as a fundraiser for the Bethel Park Volunteer Scholarship Fund. The Bethel Park Community Foundation established the fund in honor of the volunteer staff that keeps the community's public access TV operating. About half the $10,000 goal amount has been raised, and the Zombie Walk added $350. When the goal is reached, a first annual scholarship will be given to an individual who has volunteered at a Bethel Park organization.
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A production photo from 'Dawn of the Dead,' shot at Monroeville Mall.
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Zombie nurse Jennifer Williams of Loretto stands in front of a control center used in the 1978 George Romero film 'Dawn of the Dead' on Friday, June 9, 2017. Enthusiasts toured Monroeville Mall and saw some sites where filming for the movie took place. Tours were part of the Steel City Con at the nearby Monroeville Convention Center.
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Lawrence DeVincentz re-enacts a zombie scene on a Monroeville Mall escalator. Enthusiasts of the 1978 George Romero film 'Dawn of the Dead' toured the mall on Friday, June 9, 2017, and saw some sites where filming took place. Tours conducted by DeVincentz, location tour guide, were part of Steel City Con at the nearby Monroeville Convention Center.
© 1978 The MKR Group Inc.
A production photo from George Romero's 1978 film 'Dawn of the Dead,' shot at Monroeville Mall.
The MKR Group Inc.
A production photo from George Romero's 1978 film 'Dawn of the Dead,' shot at Monroeville Mall.
LAKE WORTH, Fla. — Residents of a Florida city who received alerts about a power outage were also warned to look out for zombies. That's right — zombies.
The Palm Beach Post reports that Lake Worth residents received the message during a power outage Sunday.
The alert warned that more than 7,000 customers lost power “due to extreme zombie activity.”
City spokesman Ben Kerr later posted a Facebook message saying officials were investigating the bogus alert and that he wanted to “reiterate that Lake Worth does not have any zombie activity currently.”
Kerr says 7,880 customers lost power, but it was restored within 30 minutes. He did not mention what really caused the outage.
