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Oh Nuts! Squirrel Knocks Out LAX Air Conditioners

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May 19, 2008 9:42 am US/Pacific

Oh Nuts! Squirrel Knocks Out LAX Air Conditioners

LOS ANGELES Travelers at LAX Monday had to deal with sweltering heat in addition to long lines and security checks. 

The air-conditioning went out in most terminals at 7:30 a.m. and three hours later, the problem had been fixed in only terminals 1 and 4. 

The air-conditioning problem stemmed from a "10-second outage caused by a squirrel on one of our commercial lines that feeds the airport," Joe Ramallo of the Department of Water and Power said.

Carol Tucker of the LADWP said the outage was caused by a squirrel that came into contact with a high-voltage line at a distribution station near the airport, Tucker said.

The terminals were being described as hot and muggy. Near record temperatures were expected Monday.

The squirrel's condition was not immediately available.

(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)

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