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Iguana causes large-scale Lake Worth Beach power outage

<i>WPBF</i><br/>An iguana caused a large-scale power outage in the city of Lake Worth Beach Wednesday.
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An iguana caused a large-scale power outage in the city of Lake Worth Beach Wednesday.

By Taylor Lang

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    LAKE WORTH, Florida (WPBF) — An iguana caused a large-scale power outage in the city of Lake Worth Beach Wednesday.

It happened at the 6th Avenue substation, according to the city. The iguana’s tail hit the transformer, causing the power outage, the city said.

The outage affected customers in the southeast section of the service area. It was out for about 30 minutes.

The iguana died because after hitting the transformer, the city said.

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