Power restored in Clark County after train derailment in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD — Power has been restored to all Ohio Edison customers in Clark County following Saturday’s train derailment in Springfield.

>>‘Transparency matters;’ Clark County, state officials stress no dangers to public after derailment

The derailment knocked out power to 688 Ohio Edison Customers and all but 47 were restored late Saturday night, an Ohio Edison spokesperson told News Center 7.

Power was restored to those remaining customers at around 3:50 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

Ohio Edison crews had to switch electricity around the areas of damage and the services could not have been restored until they were permitted into the area of the derailment, the spokesperson said.

>>ORIGINAL: Power outages reported following train derailment in Clark County

The outages were in the area of State Route 41 between S Bird Road and Gateway Boulevard.

At least 1,500 Clark County residents were without power Saturday night due to down power lines following the train derailment, according to the Clark County Government Facebook page.

No injuries were reported with this derailment and the shelter in place has been lifted.

News Center 7 will continue following this developing story.

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