COLUMBUS (WCMH) — AEP Ohio says about 13,000 customers in Reynoldsburg and east Columbus are without power Friday afternoon.

The company confirms the problem is a substation that also malfunctioned Thursday.

The outage mostly affects customers who live north of I-70 and south of Main Street, though some other neighborhoods are affected.

AEP says the power should be restored by 5:30pm Friday.Keep checking NBC4i.com for real-time updates on this story. To get alerts for breaking news, grab the free NBC4 News App for iPhone or Android. You can also sign up for email alerts.