Two die after touching and stepping on live wires of illegal connections in Joburg

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Two die after touching and stepping on live wires of illegal connections in Joburg
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The dangers of illegal connections are once again the spotlight after two people, including a 9-year-old girl, died after being electrocuted in two separate incidents in Joburg.

Spokesperson for City Power, Isaac Mangena, said information at their disposal was that the child accidentally touched exposed live wires running past her family’s shack in Extension 4.Mangena said a man was walking in an open veld when he stepped on a web of exposed wires in Davidsonville, Roodepoort..

She said the place where the child died is one of the many hotspots in the city identified by City Power where the problem of illegal connections persists. “City Power will intensify the cut-off of illegal connections across the city, while continuing with an education drive about the dangers of vandalism and illegal connections,” she said.

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