Tring: Rats cause Openreach broadband outage by chewing cables

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Tring: Rats cause Openreach broadband outage by chewing cables
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Openreach says the rodents managed to chew equipment that usually needs a drill to get through.

Nesting rats chewed through ducting, outer casing and multiple cables, equipment that usually needs a drill to get through, Openreach said

People living and working in part of Hertfordshire have been left without broadband after rats chewed through cables.Engineers discovered nesting rats had managed to chew through ducting, outer casing and multiple cables - equipment which usually needed a drill to get through.An Openreach spokesperson said the repair effort had been hampered because access to its underground chambers had been covered over within a private property.

"Engineers have now gained access to the ducts and are in the process of repairing and replacing the damaged cables before re-sealing it to prevent further damage," the spokesperson said.Find BBC News: East of England on

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