BGE Recruits Out-Of-State Workers for Service Restoration After Irene

BGE recruited around 1,400 out-of-state workers to assist the gas and electric company in restoring service to residents who lost power after Hurricane Irene, said spokeswoman Rachael Lighty. 

Lighty said there is a total of more than 5,000 crew members working on this initiative, and that 80 percent of those who lost power have since regained it. 

 in Cockeysville is being used as a BGE base for about 300 servicemen.