UPDATE: Squirrel Caused 2,500 Perry Hall Power Outages, BGE Official Says
Baltimore Gas and Electric officials are investigating Perry Hall's sudden Sunday evening power outages.
UPDATE (7:43 p.m)—As of 7:40 p.m. Sunday, electrical power had been restored to about 2,500 homes and businesses in North Perry Hall, a Baltimore Gas and Electric official confirmed. The widespread outages, between Schroeder Avenue and Honeygo Village Center, began shortly after 6 p.m. The traffic signal at Belair Road and Honeygo Boulevard lost power for about an hour, until shortly after 7 p.m. Investigators believe the outages were caused by a single squirrel, which disrupted a piece of BGE equipment, according to BGE spokesman Rob Gould. "This does happen sometimes," he said. "It was a wildlife-caused incident." --- UPDATE (7:18 p.m)—After about an hour-long outage, power was restored to the traffic signal at Belair Road and Honeygo …
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3:03 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
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