COLUMBUS, Ohio — A power outage at a Columbus apartment complex which forced a cooling center to be set up by the Red Cross, was the result of an issue with an underground cable owned by the apartment complex, according to AEP Ohio.
Residents at Latitude 525, on Sawyer Boulevard, told 10TV they started noticing issues with the power Monday evening.
Corey Paul, the executive director of The American Red Cross Greater Columbus Chapter, said volunteers with the Red Cross were called to help and set up an emergency cooling center Tuesday afternoon.
The cooling center at Dodge Community Center stayed open until late Tuesday night, when the residents there said they wanted to go back to their apartments, Paul said.
Paul said the Red Cross would offer food and water to residents back at the apartment complex.
"We've been out of power since 7 o'clock last night. No water. No air. They are not giving us any time of when it is going to be back on. They just keep saying people will be here until it gets done," said Tyrone Small, who lives in the complex.
It is unclear how many residents are affected by the outage but Paul estimated about 1,000 people lived in the complex.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the Red Cross said power was slowly starting to come back on.
AEP is working with the owner to resolve the issue, according to a spokesperson.
The power company said it did not have an estimated time on when the full power would be restored.
10TV was not immediately able to make contact with the apartment complex owners.