DETROIT (WXYZ) — Dozens of residents at Detroit's Leland House were forced to evacuate Wednesday morning after a power outage plunged the building into darkness, adding another chapter to weeks of housing uncertainty for the building's tenants.

The outage was caused by flooding around the building as snow melted, affecting electrical equipment and leaving residents without power.

Watch Jolie Sherman's video report below:

Power outage forces dozens from Detroit's Leland House after weeks of uncertainty

"I went and sat on the edge of the bed and I was watching television and then all of the sudden, the electricity went off," said Anthony Howard, who has lived at the Leland House for 15 years.

Howard, like other residents, is now staying in a hotel room in Southfield while the building r

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