{"id":180152,"date":"2021-02-17T06:47:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T03:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/texas-furniture-store-shelters-residents-without-power\/"},"modified":"2021-02-17T06:47:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T03:47:51","slug":"texas-furniture-store-shelters-residents-without-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texas-furniture-store-shelters-residents-without-power\/","title":{"rendered":"#Texas furniture store shelters residents without power"},"content":{"rendered":"

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People select shirts and sweatshirts being given away at a Gallery Furniture store after the owner opened his business as a shelter for those without power at their homes Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.<\/span>
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A Texas furniture store has transformed into a shelter for residents without power after a historic winter storm that battered the state.<\/p>\n

Jim \u201cMattress Mack\u201d McIngvale, owner of Gallery Furniture, opened up his Houston and Richmond locations for people in need.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got a facility that has lots of comfy furniture for you to ride out this storm,\u201d McIngvale said in a video<\/a> posted to Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The owner said the store is also providing sweatshirts and hot food.<\/p>\n

About 20 people were seeking refuge at Gallery Furniture\u2019s Houston location early Tuesday, with more expected throughout the day, KTRK reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

McIngvale similarly opened up his stores for shelter following Hurricane Harvey, which dumped several feet of rain in the area.<\/p>\n

The Lone Star State has been slammed by extreme winter weather, with freezing conditions prompting utility companies to implement rotating blackouts.<\/p>\n

As of Tuesday night, over three million customers were without electricity in Texas, according to the Poweroutage.us tracking site.<\/p>\n

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