Baltimore’s 911 system went down Tuesday night

The cause of the outage has yet to be revealed.

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Jun 15, 2016 4:07pm

It actually doesn't work like this. (Emergency 911 button by Odua Images via Shutterstock)

Anyone calling with an emergency was met with a busy signal early Tuesday evening.
Baltimore’s 911 system crashed, leaving 311 as the only available resource for emergency calls. Using social media alerts from the city as a guide, it looks like the outage lasted for more than an hour.

911 is currently not working in the City of Baltimore. Call 311 for emergencies.

— Baltimore City OEM (@BaltimoreOEM) June 15, 2016

911 has been restored. As always, please call 911 in emergencies. If you experience any difficulties please call 311. @BaltimoreOEM

— Stephanie (SRB) (@MayorSRB) June 15, 2016

There wasn’t an immediate reason given why the system crashed. According to the Baltimore Sun, neither police nor 911 system operator Verizon could provide a cause on Wednesday morning.

Companies: City of Baltimore

Tags: Municipal government

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