There are still more than 20,000 PECO customers without power Thursday after powerful storms earlier this week.
Thursday, July 18, 2024 11:51PMEAST FALLOWFIELD TWP., Pennsylvania --powerful storms earlier this week."Couldn't find any relief except for just sitting in the shade and tough it out," said Andrew Benmbark, of East Fallowfield Township. "Just crossing our fingers something happens soon. Just dragging, another day, no power. It's really hard to function."
Benmbark is one of the thousands of about 130,000 people who lost power Tuesday night and one of the 20,000 inHistoric black oak tree falls in Chester County during stormAt Triple Fresh Market in East Fallowfield Township, they're running a generator to keep the refrigerators and freezers working. "Doing best we can. Lots of dry ice," said Cheryl Welker, an administrative assistant at the market. "We're limited with the amount of foods that we can serve. We're starting to go through stuff now, trying to total up amount of food that we lost."
PECO says crews are continuing to manage major tree and infrastructure damage following two rounds of severe weather. To support this effort, nearly 400 mutual assistance field workers from Alabama, Indiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Virginia are joining alongside PECO crews and contractors to address damage and restore service for customers."It's hot. So, keep taking breaks," said the owner of Living Tree, Jay Gibbs."There's maybe about 20 trees, 20 big ones," said Gibbs. "It's going to be hard."Copyright © 2024 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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