The Westerville News

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Transformer Fire Study Continues and Lighting Uptown's Newest

May 16, 2024
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Questions Remain

Westerville Electric Division continues examining the circumstances that caused a substation transformer to explode and burn early Tuesday morning. The fire in a substation at Maxtown and McCorkle resulted in the loss of power to about 1,000 homes.

Fire Department Response

The transformer explosion two nights ago did not require significan…

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