Squirrel Sabotages Power at BUF Airport

American Red Squirrel close-up of face looking around a tree trunk (Photo: iStock)

A squirrel is reportedly responsible for a loss of power at part of the terminal and traffic signals area at Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) Friday.

The blackout was allegedly due to the rodent crawling along a power line and into a substation in Cheektowaga.  The squirrel, which was eventually electrocuted, caused outages at gates 15-26 and also left approximately two dozen homes in the area without power for nearly two hours.

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