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Iguana causes power outage in Florida
by Steph02 | May 9, 2008 at 01:46 pm | 795 views | 17 comments
An iguana caused 20,000 people to lose power in Florida. The iguana unfortunately lost his life after he came in contact with the high-voltage equipment.
An iguana apparently caused a power outage earlier today, leaving 20,000 customers in the Tamarac and Pompano Beach area without electricity. Florida Power & Light warned the problem might not yet be resolved.
FP&L spokesman Mayco Villafana said "a critter got into the equipment [and] shorted out some of our equipment. That happens every so often. You can't prevent that."
The power was out between 11:55 a.m. and 12:25 p.m. as crews worked furiously to restore it. All customers had their power turned back on.
But utility workers might still need to make more fixes later today, Villafana said .
"This afternoon we might have to [temporarily] drop some customers," he said. "We do not know yet."
Meanwhile, the iguana was discovered. It did not survive.
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May 9, 2008 at 01:46 pm by Steph02, 795 views, 17 comments
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Comments (17)
at 19:13 on May 9th, 2008
It is amazing how much damage iguana can cause. I took the photo of this land iguana 0n 03/25/08 on North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador where there are no people living there.
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at 19:21 on May 9th, 2008
That's sad that he lost his life.
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work2surviveat 19:38 on May 9th, 2008
the power lines must be more protected,
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aheidenat 20:20 on May 9th, 2008
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Mostly Lisaat 20:58 on May 9th, 2008
RIP poor iguana.
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saundersfotoat 00:22 on May 10th, 2008
Taken on one of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador
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tropidolaemusat 07:05 on May 10th, 2008
Iguanas (& other exotic wildlife) are doing loads of damage all over the world. Check out the Brown Tree Snake in Guam or the Quaker (Monk) Parakeet here in the US (thought to be partly responsible for the BIG blackout in the northeast a few years ago).
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chrisg photoat 07:54 on May 10th, 2008
Wow. I never knew that an iguana could do so much!
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BIG_Slowat 09:51 on May 10th, 2008
I took these photos in Roatan, Honduras. They are everywhere on that island and really enjoy the warmth. I can see why an electrical equipment enclosure would be a welcoming spot for an Iguana. I am sad that the little guy lost his life. Maybe it is time for the electrical company to devise a plan to close in these areas better to stop small animals from getting in and causing problems.
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DonnaAnttiat 10:24 on May 10th, 2008
I photographed this Iguana at the Buin Zoo just South of Santiago, Chile so he shouldn't be causing any power outages....
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at 12:28 on May 10th, 2008
My photos are from the Monkey Jungle habitat in Miami
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badgerwytchat 15:11 on May 10th, 2008
Small decendant of dinosaurs maybe? Photo taken on a sunny afternoon somerwhere in Yucatan, Mexico.
Surely there must be some way of preventing these ancient creatures from getting into the power station, they are not exactly small?
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at 16:34 on May 10th, 2008
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Alejandro Martin Conejoat 03:24 on May 11th, 2008
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clodagh.odonnellat 09:49 on May 12th, 2008
This iguana is in a zoo in Cuba.
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beardiejojoat 16:26 on May 12th, 2008
mankind cause far more damage, the power can be restored, the iggy's life cannot
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pryceinaat 21:10 on May 15th, 2008
This smiling Iguana came down from the trees to spend time with us on the beach in Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica. She/He?? enjoyed corn chips from our table.
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