Bucky Badger
Go Kyle Go
Would-be copper thief knocks power out for 5,800 in Lexington
By Todd Van Campen
[email protected]
Someone tried to steal copper from an electrical substation off Waveland Museum Lane on Wednesday morning, causing a power outage for 5,800 people, Kentucky Utilities spokesman Cliff Feltham said.
Feltham said police had found evidence of a break-in and tools on the ground at the substation, although no copper was taken. Police have notified hospitals to watch for a burn victim, he said.
The power outage lasted from 4:40 to 7 a.m., affecting people in the area between Nicholasville and Clays Mill roads from the Fayette-Jessamine county line to Tiverton Way.
Watch Kentucky.com for updates on this story.
http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/198755.html
By Todd Van Campen
[email protected]
Someone tried to steal copper from an electrical substation off Waveland Museum Lane on Wednesday morning, causing a power outage for 5,800 people, Kentucky Utilities spokesman Cliff Feltham said.
Feltham said police had found evidence of a break-in and tools on the ground at the substation, although no copper was taken. Police have notified hospitals to watch for a burn victim, he said.
The power outage lasted from 4:40 to 7 a.m., affecting people in the area between Nicholasville and Clays Mill roads from the Fayette-Jessamine county line to Tiverton Way.
Watch Kentucky.com for updates on this story.
http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/198755.html