Squirrel Knocks Power Out In Idaho Falls

Idaho Falls - WERE YOU LATE FOR WORK THIS MORNING BECAUSE YOUR ALARM CLOCK DIDN'T GO OFF? YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT ALONE!

THE POWER WENT OUT AT SEVEN FIFTEEN THIS MORNING IN IDAHO FALLS. NEIGHBORS ALL OVER REPORTED THEY HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. FOUR IDAHO FALLS POWER SUB STATIONS ARE EFFECTED AS A RESULT. IT CAUSED THOUSANDS OF HOME OWNERS TO BE WITHOUT POWER. IDAHO FALLS POWER PIN POINTED THE CAUSE OF THE POWER OUTAGE IN RECORD TIME.

Greg Kuwana\Crew Supervisor, Idaho Falls Power: The friendly neighborhood squirrel. YES.ONCE AGAIN.THOSE CUTE LITTLE RODENTS HAVE POPPED THE POWER. THE 9th STREET SUB STATION WILL BE RELOCATED BECAUSE THE CITY KEEPS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SQUIRRELS DAMAGING THEIR TRANSMITTERS.

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-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), August 15, 2001