The massive outage was reported just after 5 p.m. due to an equipment issue at the Grove City substation.

Officials say a raccoon cause nearly 10,000 AEP Ohio customers to lose power Monday evening.

The massive outage was reported just after 5 p.m. due to an equipment issue at the Grove City substation.

AEP Ohio said a raccoon got into a breaker at the substation.

Power was restored around 7 p.m.