Snake causes power outage in Rockwood - WVLT
Snake causes power outage in Rockwood
Crews responded to the damaged substation, where they reported finding a very large snake on the buswork
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -Friday evening, Rockwood Electric Utility reported all customers receiving power from Rockwood Primary Substation lost power except for those in the Industrial Park area around 10:45 p.m. The cause: a very large snake.
According to Rockwood Electic Utility, the power outage affected most of Rockwood, Highway 70 toward Midtown, and the Pine Orchard area on the mountain. After automated switching was completed, power was restored to a section of Rockwood, including REU’s main office. Crews then responded to the damaged substation, where they reported finding a very large snake on the buswork.
After the snake was removed, crews were successfully able to re-energize the substation shortly before midnight, restoring power to each section of the town that experienced power loss.
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