A duck may have been responsible for a massive power outage trapping people in gondolas and leaving Fairy Springs residents without power late last night.
Rotorua fire service senior station officer Jim Prescott said a dead duck was found on the road in Uta St, underneath a transformer box where the short had been identified.
People trapped in the Skyline Skyrides gondolas called emergency services for help, said Mr Prescott. Power was restored after half an hour.
"[The tourists] looked pretty happy to put their feet on the ground," he said.
- DAILY POST (ROTORUA)
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