ANDERSON TWP. — Power has been restored in Anderson Township, outside Cincinnati, after a fire inside a Duke Energy substation Tuesday night, according to our news partner WCPO in Cincinnati.
As much as 2,000 people were without power Tuesday night.
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The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. as a result of animal damage, according to Duke Energy.
Residents in the area captured photos and video of fire and smoke at the electrical substation at the intersection of Beechmont Avenue and Markley Road, WCPO reports.
Anderson Township firefighters originally responded to the scene and said the area was not safe. They asked the public to stay clear.
Residents outside of the area even spotted a glow in the sky, WCPO reported.
Melanie Scheel described it as a “throbbing” explosion.
She owns Gloss Salon, which sits in the plaza directly next to the substation, and tells WCPO she was working on a client’s hair when the fire sparked.
“We could hear it before we we could see it,” she said. “We looked out into the parking lot and we could see just bright, flashing lights. It didn’t even look like a fire.”
Only one customer is without power in Hamilton County, according to Duke Energy’s outage map.
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