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The roof of Finnerteas on Chestnut Street in Hampden lies in front of Cotton Duck Title Co. on 36th Street after a thunderstorm ripped through the area Tuesday afternoon.
BALTIMORE (Map, News) - Close to 1,000 customers were still without power in Baltimore this afternoon following Tuesday’s battering of rain that pulled down power lines and knocked over trees across the city, utility officials said.
Tree limbs littered the roads in North Baltimore and a number of power lines were still dislodged this morning, according to area residents. The storm had even ripped off the roof of Finnerteas, a Hampden area restaurant, and propelled it into the street, making it difficult for crews to restore power.
Linda Robinson, 23, of Hampden, was at work across the street from Finnerteas on Tuesday when she heard the thunder and lightning begin to crackle down over the city.
“I looked out the window and saw sparks flying and debris falling,” she said. “I thought we were going to catch on fire. I didn’t know what was happening. The roof was hanging off the power lines.”
Pat Frederick, 71, also of Hampden, said he was still without power this morning. He said the fallen trees had brought down a telephone pole in the area and that at least one “big one” was still stretching across the street.
Baltimore Gas and Electric spokesman Linda Foy said the scattered debris made it difficult for crews to restore power to the area as quickly as possible.
“Hampden was one of the areas that saw a lot of damage,” she said.
Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties were also hit badly, she said, and there were still handfuls of powerless residents across the metro area Wednesday afternoon because of the damage.
She said BGE was hoping to restore power to most customers by later today.
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9:02 PM MST on Sun., Feb. 24, 2008 re: "Power outage cost restaurants thousands"
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What about deductibles that the insurance industry charges; I doubt any restaurant recovers squat; just badwill thanks to PG&E. Regulate those sob's.
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