Power outage at Tuscola mall blamed on animal

TUSCOLA – An animal had an unfortunate meeting with an electrical substation Saturday morning, causing a widespread power outage at the Tanger Outlet center in Tuscola.

The initial problems were reported about 10:30 a.m., and some stores were without full power until 3:15 p.m., authorities said.

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