Politics & Government

Downed Lines Cause Power Outages

Portions of the west side of Aberdeen were without power Wednesday afternoon.

Downed power lines were to blame for a power outage for much of the west side of 's business district Wednesday afternoon.

Aberdeen police said power lines caused outages in a large block bordered by West Bel Air Avenue, Beards Hill Road, MD Route 22 and Middleton Road.

was at the around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday when the power was out. Around 2:30 p.m., all the power in the restaurant went out, and store management had to turn customers away.

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There was no timetable for restoring power, police said.

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