Overview

• A substation fire on Lake Road early Tuesday shut down a key transformer after its battery overheated around 4 a.m., and utility crews have not provided a restoration timeline.
• Cleveland City Hall and Public Auditorium remain closed Wednesday as HVAC systems continue to falter without power.
• Cuyahoga County buildings were delayed to 10 a.m. on Tuesday and are now scheduled to open at noon on Wednesday due to ongoing power issues.
• Roughly half of the 10,000 customers initially affected have regained service, leaving around 5,000 still without electricity.
• The city has extended cooling center hours to 10 p.m., and officials are using ice, water and industrial fans to protect jail inmates and vulnerable residents during the heat advisory.