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Power outage caused by squirrel damaging electrical pole, Montague MA

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Near G St, Turners Falls, MA 01376

A squirrel caused a small explosion by damaging an electrical pole on G Street, which led to a power outage. The officer identified the squirrel as the cause and requested the utility company be contacted for repairs.

Audio|Source: Franklin County Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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near G St,
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the 911[1] was for an explosion and all the power went out.
00:06
All right, see, I'll go find the squirrel responsible.
00:16
No anyone dispatched?
00:21
Okay.
00:23
The pole outside of near G St, I found the squirly culprit.
00:34
Can you contact ever source? Looks like the strip got popped.
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[1]
911: Emergency call received via the 9-1-1 emergency system

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Near G St, Turners Falls, MA 01376

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