Snake Slithers Into Equipment, Causes Power Outage For 16,000 People In US City
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The outage began at 1 pm on May 16 and affected about 16,000 customers at its peak.
16,000 customers in US' Austin were left without electricity when a snake slithered into a substation and came into contact with equipment. According to Matt Mitchell, a spokesman for Austin Energy, the outage began at 1 pm on May 16 and affected about 16,000 customers at its peak, Fox 7 Austin reported. Update: Wildlife interference can result in power outages. Today a snake crawled into one of our substations and made contact with an electrified circuit. All customers from this outage have been restored as of 2 p.m. today. Thank you for your patience.
The incident happened when a snake slithered into one of the substations and made contact with an electrified circuit, causing the outage.
In a tweet, Austin Energy said, ''Wildlife interference can result in power outages. Today a snake crawled into one of our substations and made contact with an electrified circuit.''
