Thousands lose power in Bluffdale after rat causes electrical issue at substation

BLUFFDALE, Utah (KUTV) — More than 3,400 customers lost power in Salt Lake County early Monday morning after a rat came into contact with electrical equipment at a substation.

The outage was first reported at 3:35 a.m. and lasted just over two hours, impacting thousands of customers in the Bluffdale area.

A Rocky Mountain Power representative said the outage was due to a rat in a substation, saying it caused a “fault that affected several circuit breakers.”…

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