A fallen power cable caused a wildfire in the US state of Washington. Electrical power company engineers attending the incident believed that the other end of the power cable was also disconnected at the top of a pylon and so posed no danger to firefighters on the ground. However, the power cable was still live at 7.2kV and when a volunteer firefighter used a portable fire extinguisher on the fire he received an electric shock. Fortunately the firefighter was unharmed. For the full news story, see the Tri-City Herald report.
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