On Sunday afternoon in the area of El Doradillo, province of Chubut, an unusual incident occurred involving a parrot that was electrocuted by a lightning strike while perched on an electrical wire. The electric shock caused the bird to fall into a dry grassland area, igniting a fire and consequently causing a power outage in the region.
According to local media reports, the impact of the lightning left the parrot engulfed in flames over the dry grass, triggering the fire in the area. The falling, burning bird generated a blackout that alerted the neighbors, who witnessed the flames starting to spread, forming smoke columns visible from several kilometers away.
Local firefighters were mobilized to combat the blaze and repair the damage to the affected electrical infrastructure. After several hours of hard work, they managed to control the flames that spread across the grassland area, while confirming that the incident was caused by the unfortunate accident suffered by the parrot on the high-voltage wires.
Finally, after the joint effort of the firefighters, electricity was restored in the area, bringing an end to this curious incident that featured an unfortunate parrot and kept the inhabitants of El Doradillo on edge.
