
Blackout Breakdown
During a record-breaking heat wave, someone is deliberately sabotaging the power supply to your 15-story apartment building, leaving elderly residents without air conditioning or medical devices. As the building's superintendent, you must navigate between an evasive property management company, desperate residents, and mounting evidence that the outages are targeted attacks.
Challenges
0
Survivors
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Popularity
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Building Superintendent
Conversation Partner
Marcus Chen, Regional Director of VertexCorp Properties
Setting
Your maintenance office, lit only by emergency lights and your phone screen, walls lined with electrical diagrams and tenant complaints
Location
Riverside Heights Apartments, during 102°F heat wave
Learning Objectives
Document pattern of outages to prove deliberate tampering
Secure emergency generator access for medical equipment users
Force management to acknowledge maintenance negligence
Organize evidence for potential legal action
About This Scenario
During a record-breaking heat wave, someone is deliberately sabotaging the power supply to your 15-story apartment building, leaving elderly residents without air conditioning or medical devices. As the building's superintendent, you must navigate between an evasive property management company, desperate residents, and mounting evidence that the outages are targeted attacks.
How It Starts
“Listen, I understand there's some... intermittent power distribution issues, but your constant calls are becoming disruptive. We have protocols for these situations, and panic doesn't help anyone. What exactly do you expect me to do about the weather?”
This is how Marcus Chen, Regional Director of VertexCorp Properties's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#1987
Category
General
Location Tag
Riverside Heights Apartments, during 102°F heat wave
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