Power restored after squirrel trips circuits in Centerville area

Service has been restored to most Dayton Power & Light customers after a squirrel tripped circuits at a substation, knocking out power to thousands in the Centerville area.

The outage reported around 1:45 p.m. Monday affected nearly 5,900 customers.

As of 2:35 p.m. there were 112 total outages, with 37 in Montgomery County, according to the DP&L outage map.

Approx 5,900 customers are without power in the Centerville due to a squirrel that tripped several circuits in one of our substations. Crews are onsite working to restore power quickly and safely. Please report outages and check for updates at https://t.co/6vl9Zg8eSn Thank you. pic.twitter.com/6HxrBecTaQ
— Dayton Power & Light (@DPLToday) October 5, 2020

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