COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Nearly 16,000 customers are without power in Reynoldsburg and the far east side of Columbus.

According to AEP Ohio’s outage map, it appears the outage mainly affects neighborhoods east of I-270, south of Main Street, niorth of Refugee Road and west of Taylor Road.

AEP says the outage was caused by an equipment issue at a Reynoldsburg substation. Crews are on the way to diagnose the issue.

The power company said most customers will be restored by 8:30. About 2,000 customers on another circuit will still be without power until crews can troubleshoot the problem.