Fire officials said the problems started around 6:30 p.m., when an underground electrical fire blew a manhole cover out of the ground near 85 West St.
As a result, 904 customers were without power, said Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. spokesman Angela Waters.
About 884 of those customers had their electricity restored by 7:40, but the other 20 - mostly businesses -...
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