Squirrel Causes $300,000 in Damages to New Building

In Fort Wayne, Indiana, they've been working on transforming an old ice arena into a nearly $2 million community center for sports-related activities including basketball and track & field. The center was supposed to open in June, but now may take a little longer. Apparently security was not as great as it should have been and it seems a wayward squirrel somehow found its way into the place and discovered a cozy little spot to set up home. The problem, however, was that his (or her) new domicile happened to be located in an area where some brand new and pretty sensitive electrical equipment had been hooked up. While making him (or her) self comfortable, the little creature must have disrupted something in the place which caused a rather large power surge that not only fried the little rascal to a crisp but also burned up a great deal of the building's new heating and air conditioning equipment plus some parts of the boiler system. Officials say the total damage is going to amount to around $300,000. Gosh, that must have been quite a shock!