Suspected Lightning Strike Triggers Fire at Kenton Substation, Causing Power Outage for Residents in Hardin County This Morning

Power was off for around an hour in the City of Kenton due to an issue at the substation just south of Kenton.

There was a fire at the site that was believed to have been caused by lightning earlier this morning, and the fire rekindled at around 10:00am.

The transformer had to be replaced, which resulted in power being shut off to the entire city and areas across Hardin County.

Electricity was restored by around 11:20am.

There are still some scattered outages around Hardin County according to AEP Ohio.

There is no word as to when power will be restored to those still affected.

Updates can be found on the AEP Ohio Outage Map by clicking here.