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Squirrel blamed for Southgate School power outage in Kennewick

Tri-City Herald
Kennewick fire crews check out a power outage caused by a squirrel near Morain Street and North 19th on Monday morning that knocked out power to Southgate Elementary School, the Sun Meadows Mobile Home Park and neighboring homes. Some internet connections around Kennewick also were lost. Schools officials were told to expect power back before noon so students were kept at school.
Kennewick fire crews check out a power outage caused by a squirrel near Morain Street and North 19th on Monday morning that knocked out power to Southgate Elementary School, the Sun Meadows Mobile Home Park and neighboring homes. Some internet connections around Kennewick also were lost. Schools officials were told to expect power back before noon so students were kept at school. Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald

A squirrel is to blame for a power and internet outage in central Kennewick on Monday morning.

The outage happened near Morain Street and North 19th Avenue and knocked out power to Southgate Elementary School, the Sun Meadows Mobile Home Park and neighboring homes.

Some internet connections around Kennewick also were lost.

Schools officials were told to expect power back before noon so students were kept at the school.

This story was originally published May 9, 2016 at 11:18 AM with the headline "Squirrel blamed for Southgate School power outage in Kennewick."

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