PITTSBURGH \u2014<\/strong><\/p>\nJessica Torres, owner of MH Custom Studios in Carrick, is grappling with extensive damage to her business after a raccoon broke in early Tuesday morning, leaving behind a mess and forcing her to temporarily close the shop. <\/p>\n
“I thought I was dreaming when I saw glowy eyes,” Torres said. <\/p>\n
At 3 a.m., security footage captured the raccoon climbing through the ceiling of her shop. <\/p>\n
The video shows the animal wandering around the store, leaving behind urine, paw prints, and other damage. <\/p>\n
“It was just crawling. It was here for a good, like, long time. As you can see, all the urine and all the mess that he — that’s there,” Torres said. <\/p>\n
The damage extended from furniture the raccoon landed on to the paw prints at the register and into the back room. <\/p>\n
Torres said the destruction has disrupted her business operations and caused her to cancel orders. <\/p>\n
“I had to cancel orders that were being picked out because I don’t know what guidance, like if there’s any feces or urine in it. So I had to cancel orders. I had a custom carpet almost completed. I don’t even know if that’s destroyed. So right now it’s just a waiting game. I’m waiting for a biohazard company to come out and take a look at it, what I have to discard and how we can go about cleaning it,” Torres said. <\/p>\n
Torres is also worried that the raccoon might still be inside the building. <\/p>\n
“As a new business owner, you try and then you have this, you know, literally falling down on you. So, I mean, I’m trying to get it together,” she said. <\/p>\n
She is waiting for her property manager to seal the entry point and for her insurance company to send someone to assess the damage. <\/p>\n
In the meantime, Torres said her shop will remain closed, and she is uncertain about the future of her inventory and business.<\/p>\n
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