Burnt after cutting cable (From Darlington and Stockton Times)
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Burnt after cutting cable
11:28am Friday 19th October 2012 in News
A MAN is in hospital with severe burns after attempting to cut through electricity cable.
Police say it is understood the 42-year-old man, from Fenby Avenue, Darlington, was cutting through a cable in an NEDL electrical compound when it exploded, sending 11,000 volts through his body.
He was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital after the incident, at about 2.45am yesterday, but was later transferred to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, in Newcastle, where he was in a stable condition in the burns unit.
Detective Sergeant Sean Jackson, of Darlington police, said: “He has considerable burns to his body and the potential loss of some fingers. I hope this shows people how serious, if not fatal, cutting through cable can be.”
A 39-year-old Darlington man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Comments(5)
swissball
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12:51pm Fri 19 Oct 12
starko wrote:Eh???
i no whio it is and he risked his life for a few pound!!!....i blame the goverment for all the help u get??....if u wer a foreign body then you wud have all the help u can get and you can comment all you want but i say and all the people in this country that the crime rate will go up and up you mark my word??..
Consett87
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4:32pm Fri 19 Oct 12
johnny_p
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8:01pm Fri 19 Oct 12
starko wrote:Thanks. That clears that up then.
i no whio it is and he risked his life for a few pound!!!....i blame the goverment for all the help u get??....if u wer a foreign body then you wud have all the help u can get and you can comment all you want but i say and all the people in this country that the crime rate will go up and up you mark my word??..
swissball
says...
9:01pm Fri 19 Oct 12
johnny_p wrote:LOL :)
starko wrote:Thanks. That clears that up then.
i no whio it is and he risked his life for a few pound!!!....i blame the goverment for all the help u get??....if u wer a foreign body then you wud have all the help u can get and you can comment all you want but i say and all the people in this country that the crime rate will go up and up you mark my word??..
starko says...
12:37pm Fri 19 Oct 12