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Power restored to thousands across Northeast Ohio on Christmas morning

According to FirstEnergy the outage was caused by an issue at a local substation.
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OHIO, USA — It was not a merry Christmas for many Northeast Ohioans on Saturday, as many awoke to a power outage. 

According to FirstEnergy outage maps, at one point, more than 13,000 Cuyahoga County residents were impacted by the outage.

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3News reached out to the energy provider and was told that the outage was cause by "an issue within a local substation." According to the representative, all residents affected by the outage had their power restored by11:30 a.m. 

No additional details were immediately available, but stay with 3News on-air and online for more information as it becomes available. 

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