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Lola Williams

HASTINGS — Aw nuts! A six-minute power outage in Hastings this morning was determined to have been caused by a squirrel.

Hastings Utilities stated that the short outage affected an area south of U.S. Highway 6 between Baltimore and Elm Aves.

A squirrel was determined to have gotten into the power line, which kicked out an air switch.

Electrical crews restored power at 10:15 a.m.