Squirrel knocks out power to thousands
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona Published: 03.19.2007
Some 13,000 households on Tucson's Northwest Side went without power for more than five hours Sunday after a squirrel damaged equipment at an electrical substation, an official said.
Electricity was restored by 5 p.m. for residents of the area affected by the blackout, which occurred at about 11:40 a.m., said Joe Salkow-ski, a Tucson Electric Power spokesman.
That area roughly is bounded by Tangerine Road to the north, Ina Road to the south, La Cañada Drive to the east and the Tucson Mountains to the west.
TEP crews set up a portable substation to temporarily replace the high-voltage transformer damaged when a squirrel "became entangled" while crawling around in the substation, Salkowski said.
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona Published: 03.19.2007
Some 13,000 households on Tucson's Northwest Side went without power for more than five hours Sunday after a squirrel damaged equipment at an electrical substation, an official said.
Electricity was restored by 5 p.m. for residents of the area affected by the blackout, which occurred at about 11:40 a.m., said Joe Salkow-ski, a Tucson Electric Power spokesman.
That area roughly is bounded by Tangerine Road to the north, Ina Road to the south, La Cañada Drive to the east and the Tucson Mountains to the west.
TEP crews set up a portable substation to temporarily replace the high-voltage transformer damaged when a squirrel "became entangled" while crawling around in the substation, Salkowski said.
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