Power Outage Blamed on Squirrel in Ithaca, NY
Oh, those crazy squirrels…
ITHACA – A squirrel is to blame for a power outage in the city’s south end and surrounding communities this morning, according to Bob Pass, regional manager for community outreach and development at New York State Electric and Gas.
The squirrel got into NYSEG’s South Hill substation capacitor bank, interrupting service to both the 607 and 608 circuits, leaving more than 2,500 customers without power from 8:30 to 10 a.m., Pass said.
“The squirrel caused considerable damage to our energy-delivery facilities,” he said.
The squirrel did not survive, Pass said.
[via The Ithaca Journal]
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I see that squirrel on South Hill is BACK from the dead and causing another blackout on 23 June 2008 … that is a pretty amazing squirrel!