Hapless raccoon knocks out power for 5,000 in Florida
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Published in Weird News
(UPI) A Florida utility company said more than 5,000 customers lost power when a hapless raccoon climbed on some equipment and was electrocuted.
The Kissimmee Utility Authority said 5,194 customers were without power for about an hour when the raccoon climbed onto a 13,200-volt piece of electrical equipment at the Airport Substation in Kissimmee at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.
The raccoon's ill-fated climb caused three primary feeder lines to fail, leading to the power outage.
The feeders were restored between 12:47 a.m. and 12:53 a.m. Wednesday.
The substation is one of 10 serving the Kissimmee area, the utility said.
The raccoon did not survive.
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