Daily London
A woman was out for a stroll with her two dogs on Crown Street in Surry Hills before one of the dogs was fatally electrocuted after stepping on an electrified manhole.
“The woman from the cafe had to mind the other dog, looking at its dead brother, just howling, howling.”
The second dog, a black Staffy named Ninja, refused to leave its sibling’s side for hours.
An exposed wire from a defective underground link box was the cause of the incident.
“We’d like to extend our sincere apologies and condolences to the unfortunate incident that occurred,” Deon Apps from Ausgrid said.
“From what we know, we think it’s an isolated incident.”
Pouring rain likely created a pathway from the live wire to the lid’s metal rim.
For more than 15 minutes, people unknowingly walked over the live circuit before it was cordoned off; they were saved only by the rubber soles of their shoes.
The council is investigating the cause of the incident, only a few weeks after the footpath was opened after being redeveloped.
