23 Sep 2019 - Man died after being 'electrocuted by floodlight' playing five-a-side ... But on the way back, he touched a floodlight lamppost and received a shock.
Some years ago I stopped in a queue at the traffic lights on the dual carriageway in Worcester City centre and a young girl slid past me sideways in the other lane and hit a steel lamp post resulting in it bending and causing arcing from the controls in its base.
I phoned the emergency operator and said send everyone, fire, police, ambulance and Central Networks who was the DNO before WPD.
I also phoned Central Networks direct as I had their emergency number on my phone, they were actually the first to arrive as a result of the phone calls, literally getting there in minutes. If the DNO had received a phone call to a problem like this on private land I suspect they may have said that the person in charge needed to get an electrician to attend. The DNOs can be good, but do draw lines on responsibility.
Some years ago I stopped in a queue at the traffic lights on the dual carriageway in Worcester City centre and a young girl slid past me sideways in the other lane and hit a steel lamp post resulting in it bending and causing arcing from the controls in its base.
I phoned the emergency operator and said send everyone, fire, police, ambulance and Central Networks who was the DNO before WPD.
I also phoned Central Networks direct as I had their emergency number on my phone, they were actually the first to arrive as a result of the phone calls, literally getting there in minutes. If the DNO had received a phone call to a problem like this on private land I suspect they may have said that the person in charge needed to get an electrician to attend. The DNOs can be good, but do draw lines on responsibility.
