Thousands in NE Ohio without power as temperature levels soar

( BNN) – – Two days in a row storms knocked out power in Northeast Ohio as temperatures continue to skyrocket to hazardous levels.

Since midday on Wednesday, FirstEnergy reports more than 2,500 failures in Ohio. The majority of those outages are in Stark County where 1,900 are reported.

At the height of the interruptions on Tuesday night, FirstEnergy reported more than 31,000 consumers without power statewide.

A spokesperson for the energy company launched the following statement Wednesday morning:

We understand lacking power is tough, particularly in this extreme heat. A number of our line workers have left their own families in the dark to overcome these challenging conditions and bring back power to about 3,000 clients in northeast Ohio who are without power. Our crews are out completely force, working around the clock in 16-hour shifts up until every last customer is back up and running today.

Lauren Siburkis, Supervisor, State & & Regulatory Communications

On Monday, storms likewise knocked out power to more than 13,000 FirstEnergy consumers.

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