Officials say a squirrel is to blame for power outages that affected thousands of people in upstate New York.
New York State Electric and Gas says the squirrel got into its substation in the Buffalo suburb of Lancaster Sunday and knocked out three substations, leaving 12,000 customers without power.
NYSEG says people in Alden, Marilla, Cheektowaga and Clarence were affected.
Officials say two substations were restored by 2:45 p.m. Sunday. The third was restored at 3 p.m.
(AP)
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Squirrel comandos? Power companies evade liability by claiming an “Act of G-d” (legalese for something they had no way to control or prevent). But blaming a cute little rodent for taking out multiple facilities in one shot??????
Unfortunately squirrels are deceptively cute. However they are very destructive. They’re constantly gnawing on my house, making holes and getting into the attic, destroying insulation and leaving acorns all over. They’re horrible nasty creatures despite however charming they may look.