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Squirrel Causes Outage for Thousands
SCE&G restores power to thousands after squirrel causes outage in Summerville.

A squirrel caused trouble Friday morning for thousands of Summerville residents, according to SCE&G.
More than 3,000 homes and businesses in the Summerville area lost power. Power was restored to residents by 11:30 a.m.Â
SCE&G work crews closed down all lanes on I-26 to remove an overhead wire, Live5News reported. The line work lasted about 20 minutes.
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