LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. (AP) — An iguana wandered onto a power line and knocked out electricity to a Florida nursing home, sending 20 patients to the hospital. 
 
 Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Spokesman Michael Kane says the iguana was electrocuted and set off a fire on the power pole, which knocked out electricity to The Palms Care Center in Lauderdale Lakes on Friday afternoon. 
 
 Kane told the South Florida Sun Sentinel the facility was running on generator power but only half of it was being cooled effectively. 
 
 Residents who lost air conditioning were moved to parts of the facility where cooling units were working. Kane said 20 patients were moved to hospitals as a precaution. 
 
 Electricity was restored throughout the nursing home late Friday. State records show the facility is licensed for 120 beds. 
 
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 Information from: Sun Sentinel , http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ ||||| Who caused a nursing-home outage that forced 20 patients to be moved to hospitals? An iguana that wandered onto a power line. 
 
 The iguana was electrocuted and set off a fire on a power pole, knocking out the electricity to The Palms Care Center in Lauderdale Lakes, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue. 
 
 Firefighters checked in on the nearby nursing home at 3370 NW 47th Terrace. 
 
 They realized the facility was running on generator power and that “the power being supplied was only cooling half of the facility effectively,” said Battalion Chief spokesman Michael Kane. 
 
 Firefighters arranged for backup help and began moving residents who were without air conditioning to parts of the building that had working A/C. Still, because of overcrowding, 20 patients were moved from the facility to area hospitals. 
 
 It was done as a precaution. “None of the patients removed were in distress,” Kane said. 
 
 Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue An iguana was electrocuted and set off a fire on a power pole, knocking out the electricity to The Palms Care Center in Lauderdale Lakes, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue. An iguana was electrocuted and set off a fire on a power pole, knocking out the electricity to The Palms Care Center in Lauderdale Lakes, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue. (Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue) 
 
 Firefighters first responded about 5:30 p.m. to the call about the pole on fire. Electricity to the building was restored shortly before 11 p.m. 
 
 After they’ve been evaluated, the patients at the hospitals were set to be taken back to the nursing home by late Friday night or early Saturday. 
 
 State records show the facility is licensed for 120 beds. 
 
 sswisher@sunsentinel.com, 561-243-6634 or @SkylerSwisher
– An iguana wandered onto a power line and knocked out electricity to a Florida nursing home, sending 20 patients to the hospital, the AP reports. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Spokesman Michael Kane says the iguana was electrocuted and set off a fire on the power pole, which knocked out electricity to The Palms Care Center in Lauderdale Lakes on Friday afternoon. Kane told the South Florida Sun Sentinel the facility was running on generator power but only half of it was being cooled effectively. Residents who lost air conditioning were moved to parts of the facility where cooling units were working. Kane said 20 patients were moved to hospitals as a precaution. Electricity was restored throughout the nursing home late Friday. State records show the facility is licensed for 120 beds.