Zapped rat causes Stockholm power outage

by greg1usa | April 5, 2008 at 09:12 am
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The electrocution of a fat rat in an electric station Saturday caused a three-hour power outage in Stockholm's central train station, halting elevators and escalators. The early morning outage led to some delays in train traffic, said Jesper Ekenlund, a spokesman for power company Fortum. Nearby hotels and shops also were affected, he said.

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