Ice storm in US Northeast leaves 1.25 million homes without power

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An ice storm to compare with some of the Northeast's worst made a mess of the region Friday, leaving 1.25 million homes and businesses in seven states without power as it forced schools to close and toppled ice-laden trees and power lines onto slippery roads. Most of the outages were in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and New York, and it was expected to take several days to completely restore electricity. The storm wreaked havoc from Maine to Pennsylvania, leaving a sparkling, ice-covered landscape that was too destructive for many to find beautiful. At least one death was related to the storm: New Hampshire officials said a 49-year-old man who lived in a camper died of carbon monoxide poisoning after turning on his generator when his power went out Thursday night.