Bat attack disrupts power supply

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Some portions of Mountain Province and Kalinga experienced a power outage for three hours over the weekend due to a bat intrusion.

The Mountain Province Electric Cooperative (Mopreco) deployed linemen to find out the cause of the power interruption.

The linemen said they found a burnt bat near a power line of the Mopreco.

The power cooperative said the bat could have bitten the electric cable, causing a short-circuit and outage.

The linemen said that bats also destroyed an insulator.

Power was restored shortly before midnight on Sunday.