Utility pole power outage caused by squirrel damage, Ho Ho Kus NJ
Other Non-Crime EventA utility pole near Sycamore experienced a power outage caused by a squirrel damaging electrical equipment. The power was temporarily out but has since been restored. A veterinary professional removed the squirrel from the area.
Audio|Source: Ho-Ho-Kus Public Safety and Bergen County Fire
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Determine that the power surge here was from the squirrel that I called in.
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That is fried.
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And that's easier in the scene.
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For a minute.
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Reason. I mean, go ahead.
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Contact PS, have them come check out this pole.
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60474-H-O-B in front of near Sycamore.
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Where the squirrel kind of either chewed through the lines or shorted them out.
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And there's three transformers on the pole itself, and it did cause power outage at near Sycamore, but they came back on.
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For reason.
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You can cancel Tyco, the vet to care of that.
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What do you do?
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You can cancel Tyco because the vet removed that squirrel.
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Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
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