WASHINGTON December 7, 2019 Reuters (Epoch Times reporter Tony Melbourne translates the report) Recently, the Melbourne weather caused heavy fall from power Insulator rotten poles, smashed parked cars.
According to the “Herald Sun” reported that the car was parked in the car smashed North Melbourne busy street Coburg (Coburg St).Local residents are worried that, if not for large-scale maintenance, this situation may continue to occur.
Locals White (Madi Whyte), said she was awakened by a loud noise around November 26 morning 6:30, thought someone hit her partner’s minivan.When she looked out, she saw the entire outside of utility poles on fire, sparks straight 50 meters high, resulting in power outages whole street.
They give the Jie Mina (Jemena) power company to call, and then go out to look and found a heavy-duty power Insulator from a telephone pole fell down, hit their minivan’s windshield.
Ms. White said connection Insulator and telephone poles had rotted piece of wood, Insulator fell less than 1 meter away from the busy sidewalk place.She said: “Fortunately, things happen in the morning, rather than pedestrians more time, if a fall occurs after 10 minutes, it might have hit my partner.”
Since the accident occurred in the morning rush hour, five hours blackout caused chaos Bell Street (Bell St) of.
Jie Mina employees have been replaced with a metal rod breakage of the crossbar, but Mrs. White said there are more than a dozen root damage due to weather crossbar still there, she feared they might also fall.She said that the wood is definitely rotten, but they were only for this one, the other is still rotting wood.
A spokesman for power company level Ta Bona (Michael Pintabona) said that five days before the accident, bad weather is the cause of the accident.He fell to the cross arm poles, resulting in damage to the customer’s vehicle to express my sincere apology.
He said that according Jie Mina company policy, will result in the loss of customers to make full payment claims this case and similar cases, customers can contact them.
Ping Ta Bona finally said that they would inspect the streets and all around poles on the streets in early December.
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