POWER OUTAGE SENDS KIDS HOME IN LOYAL
Friday, September 4th, 2009 -- 11:37 AM
A bird flew into an Xcel Energy substation in Loyal this morning, causing a power outage.Xcel spokespeople tell Central Wisconsin Broadcasting News nearly 890 customers in the city of Loyal lost power at around 9:15 a.m.
The incident prompted Loyal school officials to send kids home at 10:30 a.m.
Crews were on the scene as of 10:15. Xcel hoped to have power restored by 11:30 a.m.
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