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Duck, Goose! Daffy Fowl to Blame for Route 7 Fire, Road Closure

Power flickered Thursday morning after a goose flew into an electrical wire, causing it to fall across Route 7.

 

One Virginia goose appears to have learned the hard way what happens when birds of same feathers don't fly together.

A goose flew into an electrical wire near Leesburg Pike and Gallow road this morning, causing it to fall across Route 7 and start the small brush fire that shut down Eastbound lanes near Gallows Road, Le-Ha Anderson, spokeswoman for Dominion Power, told Patch.

"One building was without power initially, but we have had to de-energize power to another 30 customers to make final repairs," Anderson told Patch.

Dominion had to close lanes in both directions on Route 7 to finish the repairs, which were expected to be done by 1 p.m.

Fairfax County police sent officers to redirect traffic.

It's not clear if the goose survived the accident.

See also: Falling Power Line Starts Brush Fire, Shuts Down Leesburg Pike

Related Topics: Fairfax County Police Department

MK

7:46 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2013

Some folks in my office were stuck in an elevator for 30 minutes because of this fowl incident! Poor goose. :(

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