BGE crews continue to work to restore electric service to customers affected by Friday’s powerful nor’easter storm that began moving through central Maryland overnight and continues to cause trees and limbs to come down on power lines and other electric equipment. With wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour in the BGE service area still expected this afternoon […]
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company this week announced Fountain Green Elementary School as the winner of “The Adventures of Captain Mercaptan,” BGE’s Natural Gas Safety Hero Challenge. The annual contest challenges public and private elementary school students at schools in BGE’s service area to illustrate gas safety messages featuring Captain Mercaptan, BGE’s fictional natural gas safety superhero, for a chance […]
Crews are on the scene of a Sunday evening gas leak in Middle River. At just before 5:30 p.m., emergency personnel responded to the area of Middle River Road between Philadelphia Road and Pulaski Highway. There is reportedly large underground gas leak at the scene with flames showing above ground. BGE crews are being dispatched. Motorists should avoid the area. […]
Police are investigating several robberies and burglaries that were reported this week. At about 11:45 a.m. on Monday, October 9, three individuals entered the CVS on Compass Road in Middle River (21220) and demanded money. The suspects stole cash and numerous pharmaceuticals. Two suspects and two juvenile suspects were arrested. At about 10 p.m. on Monday, an individual shattered the […]
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) on Wednesday hosted 15 school-aged girls at its White Marsh Training Center. The girls are part of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) camp which provides a supportive and nurturing environment for high school girls to explore the construction industry. The campers met successful female BGE field workers and had the opportunity […]
UPDATE: The fire has been extinguished and Red Lion Road has been reopened. Original story below… —— A White Marsh road was shut down on Thursday morning due to power lines catching fire. At about 8 a.m., the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reported that Red Lion Road had been closed in the 11000 block. BGE and Verizon are currently on […]
A busy Joppa roadway has been shut down after a vehicle struck a utility pole. At about 7:20 a.m., crews responded to the area of Philadelphia Road at Old Mountain Road for a report of a crash. At the scene, emergency workers found that a vehicle had struck a utility pole. Philadelphia Road will remain closed between Old Mountain Road […]
Crews are on the scene of a gas leak that was reported in Nottingham on Tuesday morning. At just after 10 a.m., personnel from the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company responded to the 9500 block of Perry Hall Boulevard, 21236. Responding personnel say that an outside gas leak has been detected. Technicians from Baltimore Gas and Electric are en route […]