Beaver Causes Almost 240 People To Lose Power In Durango

Beaver Blackout

A Sunday morning blackout in Southwestern Colorado is being blamed on a beaver.

Almost 240 residents went without electricity for about 2 1/2 hours according to the Associated Press. La Plata Electric Association attributed the power loss to cut power lines.

According to the electric company an Aspen tree, “one that was obviously harvested by a beaver,” had fallen on the power lines and affected the Cascade Village and Purgatory area.

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