The Herald Bulletin - Squirrel blamed for power outage to southwest Anderson

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Published October 07, 2009 09:46 am - ANDERSON, Ind. -- A squirrel has been blamed for a power outage this morning that affected the southwest quadrant of Anderson. Jim Anthony, line operation supervisor for Anderson Light & Power, said remains of the squirrel were found inside the Roosevelt Station near the intersection of Madison Avenue and 53rd Street on the south side of Anderson. The outage occurred around 8:40 a.m.

Squirrel blamed for power outage to southwest Anderson
Power cut off betweeen 29th Street and I-69, west of Columbus Avenue

The Herald Bulletin

ANDERSON, Ind. -- A squirrel has been blamed for a power outage this morning that affected the southwest quadrant of Anderson.

Jim Anthony, line operation supervisor for Anderson Light & Power, said remains of the squirrel were found inside the Roosevelt Station near the intersection of Madison Avenue and 53rd Street on the south side of Anderson. The outage occurred around 8:40 a.m.

“That whole station was out,” Anthony said. “It had power out from about 29th Street clear to the interstate, and from Columbus west to the city limits.”

By around 9:10 a.m., Anthony said, power had been restored. He encouraged Anderson Light & Power customers who are still without electricity to call its trouble line at 648-6484..