Irma Knocks Out Power To 5.5M Homes, Businesses

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — More than 5.5 million homes and businesses are without power in multiple states as Tropical Storm Irma moves through the Southeast.
The vast majority were in Florida. Eric Silagy, the CEO of Florida Power & Light, said Irma caused the most widespread damage in the company’s history. It affected all 35 counties in the utility’s territory which is most of the state’s Atlantic coast and the Gulf coast south of Tampa.
He said about 4 million homes and b