Post by Logan on Jan 14, 2016 23:58:23 GMT -6
MONTPELIER - 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.
Continue reading at www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/14/power-outage-vermont-suirrel-vermont-statehouse-capital/78798018/ .
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.
Continue reading at www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/14/power-outage-vermont-suirrel-vermont-statehouse-capital/78798018/ .