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Oct. 19, 2022 / 1:49 PM

Squirrel blamed for power outage affecting nearly 2,000 in Oregon

Portland General Electric in Oregon said about 1,953 customers in East Salem lost power for about two hours. The outage was blamed on a squirrel. Photo by Giedriius/Shutterstock.com

Portland General Electric in Oregon said about 1,953 customers in East Salem lost power for about two hours. The outage was blamed on a squirrel. Photo by Giedriius/Shutterstock.com

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A power outage that affected 1,953 customers in Oregon was blamed on a single culprit: a squirrel.

Portland General Electric said 1,953 customers in East Salem lost power about 10:42 a.m. Tuesday and the power was restored at 12:07 p.m.

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PGE said a squirrel was to blame for the outage, but the specifics of the animal's actions were unclear.

Dominion Energy said about 10,000 customers in Virginia lost power in September when a squirrel came into contact with substation equipment. Power was restored after about an hour.

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