Avian terrorists

For the third time in 10 days, a power outage has hit LAX. This time they blame a crow.

In Wednesday's incident, the crow on the utility pole behind the Sheraton Hotel near 98th Street and Vicksburg Avenue touched a power line at 5:53 a.m., causing a short circuit. The bird was perching on the cross arm of the power pole.

Power officials believed that as it was spreading its wings to fly, it touched the power line above it. By connecting the grounded pole with the power line, the bird became a conductor and 34.5 kilovolts of power shot through its body.

Crow's done!