GREENSBORO, N.C. — A busy stretch of Battleground Avenue reopened Friday evening after an hours-long closure.
Lights went out for several Greensboro businesses on Friday morning after a car crash on Battleground Avenue near Markland Drive. That's near the Lawndale shopping center with stores like Harris Teeter, Target and PetSmart.
All three of those stores have power again. PetSmart decided to close its doors for the day. Harris Teeter and Target are open but have closed off their frozen food section because they were without power for several hours.
Guilford Hills neighbors like Phillip Straughan do a lot of shopping there.
"Grocery prices are high enough without losing much of their stock. Hopefully, they have the means to protect some of it," Straughan said.
Harris Teeter told WFMY News 2 in a statement that workers are checking those products and will throw out any food that wasn't adequately kept cold during the outage.
The crash happened on Battleground Avenue near Markland Drive early Friday morning. It involved multiple vehicles and took out a power pole. Police said there were minor injuries.
The crash closed the intersection for much of the morning. Even by the evening commute, drivers were forced to find their own way around it.
Randall Hayes diverted during his morning drive to work. He was surprised to see heavy traffic in the neighborhood when he got home.
"There's usually nowhere near this many cars, it's pretty weird," Hayes said.
Duke Energy reported about 25 outages after the crash, including the bigger retailers in the area.
