Lightning also temporarily disabled Nassau County's 911 emergency system, according to the police there.
The emergency system went down about 7 20 p.m. Friday for about two hours.
"In that quake, people witnessed many miracles but also saw many shortcomings in the emergency system….
Hurricane Sandy also exposed a significant flaw in the initial design of the emergency system.
At 45 seconds into the flight, when the rocket had reached 16,000 feet, the emergency system was initiated.
Elsewhere in the report, the commission said that New York's current emergency system, revised in May, "falls short of an optimal response plan".
The Bloomberg administration, upset by what it said were people abusing this emergency system for families who might have incorrectly been denied shelter, ended it.
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Experts say the Rhode Island emergency system is certain to be studied for lessons in improving regional and national responses to such catastrophes.
"But the situation, the pitiful living conditions for migrants and the growth of migrants' numbers... obliges NGOs, like us, to put in place an emergency system".
Many people might favor a crash emergency system that would function as a burglar alarm, alerting the authorities if the owner was unable to do so.
