Squirrel Knocks Out Power in Twin Falls

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Story Published: Dec 8, 2006 at 1:45 PM MST

Story Updated: Dec 8, 2006 at 1:45 PM MST

By Erica Cody

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) _ The lights are back on after a squirrel jumping on power equipment knocked out power to 6,500 Twin Falls residents yesterday.

The squirrel landed on equipment at a substation causing an electrical short and killing the animal.

Power went out at about 11 a-m and didn't come on until an hour later.

Twin Falls police officers directed cars through busy intersections while the traffic lights went dark.

The police say the backup power system for the city's traffic lights did not work properly.

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