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Ohioans Hit Again With Power Outages
By: Associated Press
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Some central Ohio residents frustrated by on-and-off power outages over the past week found themselves in the dark again after the latest round of thunderstorms.
The bad weather throughout the past week has hampered utility crews' efforts to restore electricity for thousands of customers, some of whom have been without power for seven days amid nearly triple-digit temperatures.
American Electric Power had about 89,000 customers without power Friday, mostly in central and southwest Ohio.
The company says the recent storms have far surpassed the damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike four years ago.
The ongoing heat wave has left residents longing for their air conditioning and has complicated the repair situation.
The head of AEP-Ohio says three utility workers were hospitalized for heat exhaustion.