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Power restored in Richmond after squirrel damages equipment

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RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) — UPDATE: As of 11:10a.m. Sunday, power has been restored to the area, according to a WKYT crew at the scene and KU’s outage map.

PREVIOUS: A squirrel is being blamed for a Sunday morning power outage impacting hundreds of customers in Richmond.

Kentucky Utilities says the animal got into power equipment on a pole near the Eastern Bypass around 7 a.m. Sunday. That contact caused an outage affecting 383 customers, according to the KU outage map.

Because trucks couldn’t reach the damaged area, crews had to climb the pole to work on repairs.

Crews working to repair equipment on Brookview Drive(WKYT)

Crews are working on Brookview Drive to repair the equipment.

The outage is also affecting a local church. First Baptist Church in Richmond posted on Facebook that it was postponing its morning services due to the outage.

Kentucky Utilities says power is expected to be restored by around noon Sunday.

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