People living in hundreds of homes in the East Market Street area of Warren and Howland woke up in the dark Thursday morning after being hit by a power outage.
Warren police called FirstEnergy after neighbors reported that a transformer blew out in the area of Broadway Avenue SE and Northwood Dr. SE.
According to FirstEnergy, approximately 1,300 customers are affected by the outage which was reported shortly after 5 a.m.
Most of the outage is in Warren. Fewer than 100 homes and businesses in Howland are without power.
Electricity was restored after approximately one and a half hours.
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