Some county residents left without heat, water
By SHANTEE WOODARDS and SCOTT DAUGHERTY Staff Writers
By SHANTEE WOODARDS and SCOTT DAUGHERTY Staff Writers
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
02/07/07
An overnight snowfall and frigid temperatures created a day off for some, but a wintry mess for others who were without power or water due to bursting pipes.
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Cathy Cronin sweeps the snow from the walk in front of her home on Murray Avenue. County schools were closed today, and several meetings have been canceled.
Two homeowners accidentally set fire to their homes last night while trying to thaw frozen pipes and water heaters. The arctic blast has damaged pipes at more than two dozen businesses and homes in the past two days.
Roughly 620 people were without power for six hours yesterday in the Arundel on the Bay neighborhood while Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. workers tried to fix a broken cable.
Yet the cold and the snow didn't stop mechanic Chris Adair from riding his...
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