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Squirrels caused 80 outages in Toronto last year, hydropower officials say

Squirrels caused about 80 power outages in Toronto in 2023 after coming into contact with electrical equipment, Toronto Hydro said, after a squirrel-related outage in the city on Wednesday affected about 6,500 people. Raccoons caused 13 outages in 2023, while birds caused about 30 outages that same year, Toronto Hydro said in an email. “While each power outage is unique based on its circumstances, outages due to wildlife interference…are resolved on average in less than two hours,” said spokesperson Daniel McNeil.