Middletown crews respond to electrical fire at Duke Energy substation

Middletown fire responded Thursday morning to an electrical fire at a Duke Energy substation near Jackson Lane and Roosevelt Boulevard, according to fire officials. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Credit: Nick Graham

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Middletown fire responded Thursday morning to an electrical fire at a Duke Energy substation near Jackson Lane and Roosevelt Boulevard, according to fire officials. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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Oct 30, 2025
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Middletown fire responded Thursday morning to an electrical fire at a Duke Energy substation near Jackson Lane and Roosevelt Boulevard, according to fire officials.

Crews were dispatched at 7:50 a.m. Thursday to the fire, which took several hours to contain, according to Assistant Fire Chief Steve Ludwig.

There were no reported injuries, according to Ludwig.

Damages beyond the transformer itself were not reported.

A Facebook post from Middletown police warned people nearby stay out of the area or to close windows and stay inside while crews tended to the transformer fire.

There were no power outages for the Middletown area on Duke Energy’s website as of Thursday at noon.

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Bryn Dippold joined the Journal-News staff in March 2025 and primarily covers the city of Middletown. Previously, she was associate editor for Cincy Magazine and worked as freelance copyeditor for Cincinnati CityBeat. She has had bylines in Cincinnati Magazine, The News Record and UC News.