Prank Cat: A room in the control hall of a power station on the island of Harag, apparently walked on the switches and caused a fire • In doing so, it sabotaged the power supply to all the islanders
Control panel at the Bushhar power station in Iran, without cats // Photo: Reuters
An unusual incident in Iran: The Isna news agency reported today (Saturday) that a cat has infiltrated the control center of the main power station on the island of Harag, a large island off the coast of Bender Abbas where more than 10,000 people live.
According to the description in the news agency, the animal walked on the circuit board of the power plant and turned off and operated systems at his feet.
The orders sent by the cat caused a fire in one of the transformers.
Following the fire, the power supply to all parts of the island was cut off.
A resident of the island told the news agency: "All we know is that the cat entered the power plant facility and a fire broke out. The fire brigade managed to control the fire, but as a result of the damage, the electricity did not return until this very hour.
Surfers on the Twitter page of the news agency did not spare various wits and theories about the true nature of the incident.
While one surfer blamed an American cyber operation, another surfer chose to note that "this is not a cat but a dragon with fur."
Another surfer wondered if the cat survived the incident and what his medical condition was.
In the past year, Iran has experienced a large series of malfunctions in various infrastructures in the country, including refineries, oil pipelines and power plants.
Experts estimate that at least some of the incidents were various acts of sabotage by opposition groups but also the poor infrastructure situation in the country