NewsMarch 24, 2009
Squirrel knocks out power to 1,400 AmerenUE customers in Cape Girardeau
A squirrel stuck in a substation was the cause of a power outage Sunday morning for about 1,400 AmerenUE customers in Cape Girardeau. AmerenUE spokeswoman Susan Gallagher said the animal caused a transformer to shut down, causing the power outage for about four hours in the northern part of the city...
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A squirrel stuck in a substation was the cause of a power outage Sunday morning for about 1,400 AmerenUE customers in Cape Girardeau.
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AmerenUE spokeswoman Susan Gallagher said the animal caused a transformer to shut down, causing the power outage for about four hours in the northern part of the city.
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