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A squirrel perches on an outdoor feeder by an Old Town residence Oct. 28. (Nina Mahaleris | Penobscot Times).
A squirrel perches on an outdoor feeder by an Old Town residence Oct. 28. (Nina Mahaleris | Penobscot Times).
Squirrel damages transformer, causes power outages in Old Town and Orono
OLD TOWN, Maine — More than 2,100 households in Old Town and Orono temporarily lost power Monday morning after a squirrel caused “extensive damage” to a transformer, according to Versant Power.
Power was restored to a majority of households as of 11:15 a.m.
Crews are currently working to replace the damaged transformer on Spring Street in Old Town. The replacement is expected to take about one hour, company spokesperson Judy Long said.
Information about the outage is available on Versant Power’s live outage map.
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