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What happened A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
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CenterFive-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in AlabamaWDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
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Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
Five-foot snake blamed for widespread power outage in Alabama
A rather large snake at a substation caused a power outage that affected more than one-third of Decatur Utilities customers Thursday.
DetailsScore hidden · 15 sources · 1 bias buckets
Score hidden until the match is cleanerLow confidence15 sources · 1 bias bucketsDeveloping · 15 sources · 1 bucketFormats: News report
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Jul 3, 7:15 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jul 3, 7:15 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jul 3, 7:15 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.
Jul 3, 7:15 PM: WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 15 sources · 1 bucket.
