Squirrel knocks out electricity to thousands in northwest Wichita

Blame it on a squirrel.

Nearly 2,000 Westar Energy customers in northwest Wichita found themselves without electricity for nearly an hour Tuesday morning thanks to a scurrying squirrel, Westar spokeswoman Gina Penzig said. The outage occurred at about 7:30 a.m. and was restored about 40 minutes later.

The outages were confined to an area west of 13th and Maize Road.

This story was originally published November 10, 2015 at 9:10 AM with the headline "Squirrel knocks out electricity to thousands in northwest Wichita."