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Monday, March 22, 2010

Power Outage For the Birds









If your looking to blame someone for this morning's power outage, look no further than Heckyl and Jeckyl.


A pair of crows got into a transmission line that serves Saint John Energy's Somerset Street sub-station and took 4600 customers off the grid. President Eric Marr tells CHSJ News, the power out for under an hour:




Marr adds it does happen occassionaly that animals find their way into places they shouldn't be but the protection system in place tries to limit how much damage can be caused.