SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — The city of South Portland is currently experiencing a power outage in the area of the Maine Mall.
According to a Facebook post on the South Portland Police Department's Facebook page, police are advising drivers to drive carefully because all traffic lights in the area are out.
In a release from Central Maine Power (CMP), the outages were caused by a squirrel making contact with a transformer on Western Avenue around 10:00 a.m.
Around 1700 customers in South Portland were initially impacted by the outage.
Police remind drivers to treat the intersections like a four way stop and to come to a complete stop before proceeding.
