Squirrels damage line, knock out power in downtown Bend; 1,400 affected
Pacific Power
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) A power outage apparently caused by squirrels damaging a line hit downtown Bend Tuesday morning, affecting more than 1,400 Pacific Power customers, the utility reported.
The outage was first reported at 8:21 a.m., according to Pacific Power s online outage map.
Pacific Power spokesman Tom Gauntt said the cause looks to be squirrels, after earlier indications it could have been caused by a bird.
Crews were called in, and the initial estimate said power would be restored before 11:30 a.m.
But Gauntt said crews might be able to restore (service) more quickly by rerouting power around the damage.
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