A power outage that affected supply for about 6,500 people Monday night was caused by a snake that found its way into a substation.
The outage that lasted from 9:36 p.m. to 11:44 p.m. Monday night, said Michelle Aguayo, spokeswoman for Xcel Energy. The outage left people in Loveland, Johnstown, Milliken and Platteville without power, and it all began when a snake found its way into some equipment in a fenced off area at a Johnstown substation, Aguayo said.
Front Range Fire Rescue Chief Ron Bateman said crews responded to the substation about 9:39 p.m., near the intersection of Colo. 60 and Weld County Road 19, in between Johnstown and Milliken.
By the time they got there, Bateman said, the snake had made its way 12 feet off the ground and its movements in the equipment had caused a small fire. He said firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze without much trouble.
“The snake didn’t fare so well,” he said.
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