Squirrel triggers power outage at Vermont Statehouse


Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Electricity to the Vermont Statehouse was cut off for a while, and the reason is a little squirrelly.

Officials say a squirrel got into an electrical transformer outside the Statehouse late Thursday morning, triggering a short that caused a power outage in the building.

A generator kicked on and the building operated on reduced power for about a half hour while a Green Mountain Power crew completed repairs.

In some Statehouse rooms, lights flickered like a strobe for a time.

A doctor's testimony via phone to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee was abruptly cut off.

The squirrel did not survive.

Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Most recent Business stories

Related topics

Business
The Associated Press

    STAY IN THE KNOW

    Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
    By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

    KSL Weather Forecast