Power outages reported at various D.C. area buildings, White House
WASHINGTON — More than 750 Potomac Electric Power Company customers are without power in D.C. on Tuesday afternoon, according to an outage map. There are also reports of power outages in parts of Maryland, including some University of Maryland offices.
Some Metro stations were operating their emergency lighting and some offices at the University of Maryland have lost power, according to tweets.
The power also reportedly went out while Oprah Winfrey was talking at the dedication ceremony for the Maya Angelo postage stamp.
Other buildings reporting power outages included the U.S. State Department and the White House.
Emergency personnel and media gather at the scene near Bloomington, Ill., where a small plane, with at least five on board, crashed early Tuesday, April 7, 2015. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Cessna 414 crashed just short of the Bloomington airport after midnight Tuesday while returning from the NCAA basketball championship in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/The Pantagraph, David Proeber)