AP / December 25, 2013
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Crews have restored power to some 35,000 people in Maine who had been without electricity since the weekend ice storm.
By 8 a.m. Wednesday, about 70,000 remained without power. That’s down from more than 105,000 on Tuesday.
Utilities worked through Christmas day as a chill settled over the state. Some places were below zero on Christmas morning with highs only expected in the teens in many areas.
Complicating efforts are expected wind gusts around 20 mph in some places, which could bring down more tree limbs.
The storm has claimed one life in Maine. State police say a 50-year-old Knox man died Tuesday when he tried to refill a generator with gas. They believe he was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes.
Emergency and warming shelters are open around the state.
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