Central Networks Press Releases - February 2008

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27/02/2008 13:52
Crowbars, hacksaws and power cables don’t mix – cable thieves lucky to escape alive, warns Central Networks

Two groups of thieves who used crowbars and a hacksaw to cut through live power lines in separate incidents across the West Midlands would have been lucky to escape alive, warned electricity distribution company Central Networks today. In the latest cases
11/02/2008 15:22
Cable thief lucky to escape with his life, warns Central Networks after hacksaw found embedded in live power cable, with lit blowtorch nearby

A thief who used a hacksaw to try to cut through high voltage power lines on the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border would have been lucky to escape with severe burns to his hands, electricity distribution company Central Networks warned today. Engineers