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Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD
Some fast-acting Maryland State Police troopers may have saved the life of a woman who found herself in a perilous position on Wednesday.
Shortly after noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23, Sgt. Brian Blubaugh was working in Frederick County when there was a report of a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of I-70, officials said.
A Ford van was being driven by a 69-year-old woman from Pennsylvania when she lost control, went off the road, crashed into an embankment, and went up in flames.
Blubaugh, along with the help of several Good Samaritans, were able to extract the woman, saving her lif…
More Than 32K Still Without Power 24 Hours After Storms Smash Through Maryland
Tens of thousands of Maryland residents were still in the dark a day after severe storms left the region in tatters.
Despite working around the clock to make repairs, as of 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8, Baltimore Gas and Electric was still reporting 1,415 active outages that were impacting 32,962 of the company's 1,340,185 Maryland customers.
The Baltimore Gas and Electric Outage Map at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8.Baltimore Gas and Electric
Outages by county:
Anne Arundel: 73 outages affecting 1,406 customers;
Baltimore: 618 outages affecting 11,437 customers;
Baltimore City: 199 outag…
