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Snake causes power outage for thousands

<p>JEA said a snake was fried along with a transformer Wednesday morning, causing a power outage for thousands in Jacksonville. Photo: JEA.</p>

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - If you are one of the thousands of JEA customers who lost power Wednesday morning, you can blame a snake.

Thousands of people lost power around 3 a.m. from Orange Park to the Westside to Ortega.

JEA told First Coast News that the reason for the outage was due to a snake that got fried along with a transformer.

<p>JEA said a snake was fried along with a transformer Wednesday morning, causing a power outage for thousands in Jacksonville. Photo: JEA.</p>

Power was restored around 5 a.m.

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