Squirrel Behind Latest Power Outage

A power outage that blacked out much of the City of Fairbury, Friday evening, September 20, as well as Steele City and Endicott, was blamed on a squirrel.According to Fairbury Mayor Spencer Brown, a squirrel tripped multiple breakers at the south substation before being electrocuted. Squirrels have taken the blame for a number of power …