Don't Steal Copper

[Nemo]

I considered putting this in the trench but that would be a bit macabre.  After all, its a bunch of volts.

Nemo


http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/30/2-electrocuted-at-substation-in-detroit.html

2 electrocuted at substation in Detroit
Fox News

Two burglary suspects likely made contact with 24,000 volts of electricity, authorities say.

Police are investigating the apparent electrocution of two people early Friday at a Detroit Public Lighting Authority building, Fox 2 reported on Saturday.

A worker reportedly told Fox 2 he found the bodies just after 6:30 a.m. when he went to the substation to investigate a power outage. The pair are suspected of breaking in the front door of the substation, and, according to Fox 2, they were in the process of stealing copper wiring when they were electrocuted.

Police confirmed to the news organization that two men pried open the front door of a Public Lighting substation, and once inside made contact with 24,000 volts of electricity.

According to the police, the electricity caused their bodies to be fused together, and they were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police have not yet given the names of the men.

The substation is located on the city's east side.

[Kbop]

a hard way to go for $3.20 a pound.
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I was a construction electrician in my younger days.  i found the EMS guys had nick names for construction accident victims - for an electrician it was "crispy critter".  Nemo's story explains why.

[JoJo]

 A few years ago the illegal's were stealing the wiring from the farms watering systems. Maybe they are keeping the power on to prevent it from happening again. 

[Nemo]

a hard way to go for $3.20 a pound.

I don't think either of them knew anything after the first millionth of second.

Nemo