Raccoon's misstep causes power outage in Fostoria

8/3/2001

FOSTORIA - A raccoon that wandered into an electrical transformer caused a power outage in Fostoria yesterday during one of the summer's warmest nights.

The animal climbed into a transformer on North Main Street about 12:39 a.m., officials said. Electricity was shut off to about 1,600 homes until 2 a.m.