"It went from being light to being looting," from Blackout

Season 27 Episode 7

During the 1977 blackout in New York City, the looting began very quickly. July 14 9/8c.

"Every single borough in New York City was affected by the looting, and it happened very very quickly." Watch more clips from "Blackout," which premieres on PBS American Experience July 14, 2015 at 9/8c.

AIR DATE 7/14/15

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About Blackout: American Experience

First responders, journalists, shop owners, those inside the pressure-packed control center of Con Edison on West End Avenue, and other New Yorkers tell what happened when the lights went out on July 13, 1977.

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