Thousands in Erie County Lose Power in Heat

Fans and air conditioners are running again in western Erie County after a power outage left thousands without a way to cool off.

“The lights started to flicker and they’d go off and on, off and on,” Cheri Blarr of Girard said. “Then around 8:30, the lights completely went out.”

That is when the high demand broke a piece of equipment at a Penelec substation in Fairview…

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