Power is back for electric customers in Bowling Green. The outage was reportedly caused earlier this morning by a squirrel near Wintergarden Road and West Wooster Street.
The squirrel was reportedly on the portion of the power line that transitions from overhead to underground at the corner of Wooster and Wintergarden. This affected the corresponding substation, which in turn caused the widespread outage.
Residents still experiencing outages are asked to call the police division’s non-emergency line at 419-352-1131. BGPD Lt. Adam Skaff said the police division was flooded with calls earlier this morning, and extra staff came in to answer phones.
Bowling Green Public Services Director Joe Fawcett said the outages appeared to be extensive. Multiple electric division employees were called in to investigate and fix the problem, Fawcett said.
