Squirrel blamed for power outage

Squirrel blamed for power outage


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(KSL News) A pesky squirrel is getting the blame for causing a big power outage.

Rocky Mountain Power says a squirrel messing around at a substation in Emigration Canyon caused a power outage yesterday morning. About 6,100 customers were in the dark for about two hours.

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