More from The Detroit FREE PRESS// DTE Energy cut off electricity after family's nonpayment.. Generator that was hooked up after the cutoff sent carbon monoxide into the home..

Detroit has been hit hard during the nation's current Great Recession. Jobless rates are 16% officially, according to the Bureau of Labor Standards.. The city is also struggling as red foxes are moving into downtown Detroit in big numbers in weeds of abandoned factories..

More people are expected to flee Detroit due to lack of job creation..

The plight of hundreds of thousands of people getting worse, not better.. Many more families may see energy cutoffs as bills go unpaid into the winter months// Developing//