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Wind Reaks Havoc In York County
posted 02/12/09
10:24 am
Roofs blew off several buildings and debris was all over the road.
At least three local schools closed early because of wind-related issues.
Students at the South Eastern Middle School East in the South Eastern School District in Fawn Grove were dismissed at 10:45 a.m. The dismissal was due to "weather-related roof issues," according to the district.
Lincoln Charter School in York dismissed students at 10:30 a.m. A school spokesperson said the dismissal was due to a power outage.
Red Land High School closed at 10:00 a.m., also because of a power outage.
Downed power lines in York Township caused a brush fire.
Tom Rotondo lives nearby and spotted it from his house.
"It looked like a wall of flame," said Rotondo. "It was really scary. I tried to call the fire department to let them know what was going on because I was afraid the fire was going to get out of hand."
A spokesman for Met-Ed said at the height of the outages 11,000 customers in York County were without electricity. Most of the outages were in Dillsburg and Hanover. As of 3:30pm Thursday 2,600 customers were without power, most in the Hanover area.
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