Sunday 3 March 2019

Aurora - Alexandra poles & lines fire risk

Fears over power lines, poles


Alexandra Bridge Hill resident Geoff McHardy looks over a tree he believes Aurora Energy claims...
Alexandra Bridge Hill resident Geoff McHardy looks over a tree he believes Aurora Energy claims caused a fire last month near Jolendale Park by falling and touching a power line.
A group of Alexandra residents is worried power lines and poles running through Bridge Hill are in such poor condition they could cause fires and even electrocution.....
......Bridge Hill residents Ken Churchill, Geoff McHardy, Glenda Thompson, Ingrid Mueller and Chris Aquilina-Roberts say they "utterly reject'' the recent explanation of an Aurora manager that a fire caused by a power line near Jolendale Park last month was caused by a tree falling on to the power line...........
www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/fears-over-power-lines-poles
















Fears over power lines, poles

















Alexandra Bridge Hill resident Geoff McHardy looks over a tree he believes Aurora Energy claims...
Alexandra Bridge Hill resident Geoff McHardy looks over a tree he believes Aurora Energy claims caused a fire last month near Jolendale Park by falling and touching a power line.
A group of Alexandra residents is worried power lines and poles running through Bridge Hill are in such poor condition they could cause fires and even electrocution.
The residents are so concerned they have invited Aurora Energy chief executive Dr Richard Fletcher to meet them and inspect the power infrastructure going up Bridge Hill through Jolendale Park towards State Highway 8......www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/fears-over-power-lines-poleshis website
Facebook comment:
The line broke and started the fire... no tree fell on the line. The lines are all sagging and need fixing. Given the lines run through a park full of trees, surrounded by houses, it would be a very good idea to fix the lines before a tragedy happens.