Nearly 4,000 lose power in Minnesota due to squirrel

June 6 (UPI) -- Utility officials in Minnesota said nearly 4,000 customers lost power for a time due to a squirrel that wandered into a substation.

The Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative said the 7 a.m. Sunday outage in the Prior Lake area was caused by a squirrel that came into contact with substation equipment.

The company said nearly 4,000 customers lost power for about a half hour.

There was no word on the fate of the squirrel.