Squirrel Causes Helsinki Power Cut
Image: YLE / Jari Flinck
Some 7,000 buildings in the north west of Helsinki were without power for a time on Tuesday morning. The half-hour blackout was the work of a squirrel that caused a short circuit at a power station.
Thousands of homes and other buildings in the Pitäjänmäki, Pajamäki and Etelä-Haaga districts were without power.
Power company Helsingin Energia said a squirrel had caused the short circuit at a power station in Pitäjänmäki.
The squirrel died in the incident and several others were evicted from the generating station by power company employees. Power supplies were re-routed from other stations while repairs were carried out.
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