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Power outage at Springfield High School holds students indoors, Springfield IL

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Reported: 10/30/2025 12:16 PM

Near S Lewis St, Springfield, IL 62704

Springfield High School experienced a power outage causing the hallways to be dark. For safety, students were held inside classrooms and not allowed to move between periods.

Audio|Source: Sangamon County Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

The power on our entire building went out. We need to serve me a couple units until O'Shea figures out how to turn it back on.

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10-4-881-972.

00:19

272.

00:21

Sarfer, Springfield, High, 6-6-1 is requested additional insertion. They've got a power outage.

00:28

No.

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572-0. 5752-0.

00:33

Hey, 6-2, you can't tell one out of the B,

00:36

being around the Springfield High School.

00:38

8-6-2, 10-4.

00:49

9-72 you can disregard. 10-4.

01:05

80.

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81.

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861 made me in a specific location.

01:16

110.

01:18

6161, just 43. We're holding all kids in classrooms. We're not going to let them pass to another period because all the hallways are blacked out.

01:24

So just kind of be another set of eyes on the floor.

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Near S Lewis St, Springfield, IL 62704

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