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Squirrel to blame for Sunday power outages across Missoula

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Squirrel to blame for Sunday power outages across Missoula
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MISSOULA — Northwestern Energy (NWE) has confirmed a squirrel is to blame for the numerous power outages across Missoula on Sunday.

NWE Director of Customer Communication Brandy Powers reports a squirrel got into a substation that resulted in approximately 14, 500 Missoulians losing power.

Powers noted that squirrels are one of the top causes of power outages.

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