After this week’s storms, Chicago-area homes and businesses numbering in the hundreds of thousands were still waiting for power to return. As officials rush to bring the grid back up, they are warning homeowners about generator safety.
Portable generators can be lifesavers during blackouts, but if used improperly, they can turn fatal within minutes.
What’s happening?
According to Medical Daily, at the height of late July’s severe weather, ComEd, the largest utility in Illinois, said more than 530,000 customers lost electricity as two storm rounds moved through the northern part of the state.
As of July 28, roughly 215,000 to 230,000 customers were still without power, the outlet noted…