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The Balmer Sun, Baltimore’s Domino Sugars sign turned off because of trespassers

Baltimore’s iconic Domino Sugars sign went dark this week after trespassers tried to access it, company spokesperson Peter O’Malley said. The sign was completely dark Tuesday night and for part of Monday, O’Malley told The Baltimore Sun. He said the sign, which sits atop the American Sugar Refining plant, would be turned back on Wednesday night.

Police responded to the refinery around 8:30 p.m. Monday for a report of trespassing. Security found a 23-year-old man stuck atop a fence while attempting to leave the property, a police spokesperson told The Sun. The man told police he was attempting to participate in a TikTok trend by recording a video with the Domino Sugars sign. He was given a warning after telling officers he would not return to the property, officials said.

O’Malley said the factory had installed “extra security measures” to prevent further attempts to access the sign.

Perched 160 feet above the Inner Harbor, the sign has cast its red neon glow over the city since 1951.