Raccoon causes power outage in Kissimmee

5,000 without power for hour; animal dies

Raccoon.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A wayward raccoon triggered a widespread power outage early Wednesday in Central Florida, the Kissimmee Utility Authority said.

More than 5,000 customers of KUA were without electricity for nearly an hour.

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KUA said the raccoon climbed onto a 13,200-volt piece of electrical equipment inside the utility’s Airport Substation at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, causing three primary feeder lines to fail.

The substation, one of 10 serving the Kissimmee area, is off Hoagland Boulevard, just south of the Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway.

Utility crews restored one feeder at 12:47 a.m., one at 12:48 a.m. and one at 12:53 a.m., restoring power to 5,194 customers, KUA said.

The raccoon did not survive.

 


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