Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. crews were working Monday morning to restore power after an underground blaze caused thousands of outages Sunday afternoon in downtown Baltimore.
The utility said Monday night that it had restored power to the “vast majority” of customers who had lost service. BGE de-energized part of its electric system after firefighters discovered scorched electrical wires and other burnt infrastructure under destroyed maintenance holes.
The underground fire also impacted fiber lines that provide internet service, according to the Enoch Pratt Free Library, which said on the social media platform X that its Central Library downtown would be closed on Monday as it assessed the damage to those lines.
About 2,200 customers were without power Sunday around noon, BGE said at the time. Crews are continuing to “perform the necessary repairs to restore customers who remain without power” on Monday and anticipated remaining customers will be restored in stages overnight and into Monday morning.
The utility said that customers “may experience additional temporary service interruptions during the restoration process.”
This story will be updated.
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