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Monday, February 27, 2012
Homes and businesses in parts of Anniston are without power this morning, after an errant squirrel caused a fuse to blow at an electrical substation.
Anniston firefighters said they discovered the body of the squirrel at the substation north of downtown at 501 E. 30th St. The accident led to a fire in the woods near the substation, according to Rick Sensenbach of the Anniston Fire Department. The blaze covered about an acre, Sensenbach said, and crews were able to extinguish it in about 10 minutes.
Lights also were out at the Calhoun County Board of Education, according to Superintendent Joe Dyar. Dyar said school system staff was having difficulty determining how many schools were without power because the phones rely on electricity.
Anniston police were directing traffic at 26th Street and Quintard Avenue, where traffic signals were without power, according to Sgt. Nick Bowles. A police dispatcher said signals were reported out all along Quintard, and as far north as Lenlock Lane at U.S. 431.
Anniston City Schools staff at the central office, just north of The Star on McClellan Boulevard, said the city’s schools have electricity.
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