A falling high-voltage power line scorched grass and risked sending a deadly current into surrounding homes in Dunedin yesterday. On Tuesday, water leaked into a substation in Crawford St, causing a piece of equipment to burn out. They were yet more evidence Aurora Energy and Delta chief executive Grady Cameron's claims the network was safe were ''absolutely'' false. The line could have also struck a low-voltage line on the way down, sending up to 6600V into surrounding homes. He had been told Delta carried out welfare checks on nearby customers to check if they had been harmed.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 16, 2016 17:04 UTC