According to officials in a city in the US state of Montana, the squirrel was responsible for separate power outages over two days.

Northwestern Energy said about 14,500 customers were left without power for 45 minutes last Saturday (16) when an animal damaged equipment at a substation. Information taken from Upi.com.

A native animal knocked down power lines and damaged power in a community in Montana, USA – Photo: W. Leggett/National Park Service/U.S. Department of the Interior

Squirrel and power outage

More power outages were reported by customers on Sunday (17). The utility company said it was investigating the outages and found they were also caused by other animals interfering with equipment.