Residents take advantage of cooling centers

The Baltimore Sun

As temperatures soared into the mid-90s yesterday, about 100 people sought refuge from the heat at six cooling centers around Baltimore, authorities said.

The centers were opened after the city Health Department issued a Code Red heat alert over the weekend and urged residents to take steps to avoid overheating through tomorrow.

Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein, Baltimore's health commissioner, said officials hadn't seen people suffering from heat-related problems yesterday, but workers were preparing to help people as long as the heat wave lasted.

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