A utility spokesman said that a squirrel climbed a utility pole in Pennsylvania and knocked out the power.
Spokesman for power provider Penelec Todd Meyers said about 765 people lost power about 9:43 a.m. Monday in Granville township and Lewistown Borough.
Repair crews determined the cause of the outage was a squirrel that climbed a utility pole near an intersection and came into contact with electrical equipment.
Power was restored by 10:30 a.m.
After a while, repair crew determined the cause of the outage was a squirrel that climbed a utility pole near an intersection and fidgeted with electrical equipment. The power restored by 10:30 a.m.
Meyers added that the crew installed animal protection gear on the repaired equipment to prevent a repeat incident.
