WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. By John F. Bailey. March 25, 2005, UPDATED 1: 30 P.M. E.S.T.: Power has been restored to the Church Street area in White Plains' North End. White Plains Police confirmed to WPCNR moments ago "a wide area" of White Plains lost power this morning.
Chris Olert, a spokesman for Con Edison told The CitizeNetReporter, that 461 homes lost power as of 9:48 A.M. this morning in the Church Street North End area of White Plains, when a squirrel crossed several high voltage lines on Church Street, tripping fuses resulting in the loss of power. Olert said the fuses were replaced and power was restored by 11:05 A.M. Power, he said was out for 1 hour and 17 minutes.
The incident was not caused by a collision with a telephone pole as residents had said. The fate of the squirrel is unknown.
