AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) – South Carolina leaders made a trip to Aiken County to discuss Hurricane Helene on Sunday, September 29.
“We have 1,355 off system resources. These linemen that don’t work here in South Carolina and they’re here. We add that to the 800 that we have that are here every day serving you. And we’ve got an army,” Dominion Energy South Carolina President Keller Kissam said.
Kissam, Governor Henry McMaster, and several local and state leaders, giving an update on Hurricane Helene.
The storm caused 25 deaths in the state. Residents are asked to stay away from down power lines. Don’t go out and try to cut a tree away from a power line.
“Usually, the lines are under tension if they’re there on that tree. And when you cut those lungs off and it lifts up the weight and it’s gonna spring back. if it spring back, it can take your head off,” he shared. Also, medical personnel “had a number of visits of folks with carbon monoxide poisoning to some of the various hospitals around South Carolina.,” he added. “Do not run a generator inside. Don’t have a grill inside. That’s something you need to do outside in that regard.”