Blame it on a squirrel
@Deepizzaguy (122070)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
June 8, 2022 3:21pm CST
This story is very amusing since it is not everyday that a squirrel gets into a news story for interference with a substation in Prior Lake Minnesota that caused a blackout in the area for a period of one hour.
Officials with the Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) reported the story that a blackout in the area near the Twin Cities happened between 7am ion Sunday morning and ended around 8am.
The blackout affected around 4,000 customers of the MVEC. Good thing it happened during the early morning hours instead of the evening where chaos inside of house would have happened due to lack of lights inside of the home.
What happened to the squirrel after the officials of the MVEC solved the problem is not known however.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Jun 22
@RubyHawk The same with me seeing squirrels run on the electrical wires on the streets from the front yard of the home.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
9 Jun 22
@Deepizzaguy I enjoy watching them climb and swing in the trees.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jun 22
Did the squirrel get a spanking for causing this disturbance? Glad it wasn't a bad outage.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jun 22
@Deepizzaguy .........I would be curious.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Jun 22
@celticeagle I agree with you since I am sure that when they found out that a squirrel messed the electrical power, the employees and management would have been furious or would find it funny.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Jun 22
The article did not mention what happened to the squirrel after the power was restored.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jun 22
Good question since the news report did not mention what happened to the squirrel.
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
9 Jun 22
Wow a lot of people mad I bet due to that naughty squirrel
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jun 22
I am sure that many customers in Minnesota are mad at the squirrel.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jun 22
Yes the squirrel did do a bad thing to the customer in the area.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
9 Jun 22
I hope the squirrel didn't get electrocuted.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jun 22
It is most likely what happened.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jun 22
The customers who experienced the blackout are very angry.
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