Falling Phuket power cable incinerates 2 bikes

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Falling Phuket power cable incinerates 2 bikes

Darawan Naknakhon

The two motorbikes burn fiercely in front of The Super Cheap store.

PHUKET: A high-voltage cable fell to the ground last night (November 13), incinerating two parked motorbikes in front of the Super Cheap shop on Chao Fa West Rd.

The incident, at around 7:30pm, also blacked out the local area until repairs could be made.

A Super Cheap employee told police that, at that time, the parking area was full of customers’ vehicles and three-wheelers selling food.

“We heard a bang and saw the cable fall, spraying sparks everywhere.

“As everyone rushed to move their vehicles, the sparks hit the Super Cheap workers’ motorbikes and the fire build up from there.”

Three Tambon Wichit fire trucks arrived and as soon as power to to faulty wire was cut, set to ensuring the flames that consumede the bikes and climbed up the cable did noit spread to nearby buildings. It took them about 20 minutes to put the fire out.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/falling-phuket-power-cable-incinerates-2-bikes-49661.php

-- Phuket News 2014-11-14

[zaphod reborn]

Must have been a super-cheap high voltage cable.

[uel1968]

Yeah,blame a faulty cable,its more than likely the lack of maintenance i would say.

[Lupatria]

Not our fault it was done by evil spirits.

[DoctorG]

Just lucky that nobody was sitting on the bikes.

[Floater 7]

How could that happen? The electrical wireing, always looks so organized and well maintained. ?

[mercman24]

jubilee clip broke,

[lvr181]

How could that happen? The electrical wireing, always looks so organized and well maintained. ?

Organisation and maintenance is only in the eye of the beholder

BTW, I do recognize your, totally called for, cynicism

Fortunately no person injured.

[kartman]

Were the bikes registered to Nicolas Cage?

[maidee]

in my moo baan, there is an electical pole worse than the tower of pisa ... nobody will fix it, till it falls down and get us a nice black out for a day or two

planning & thais ... aja jaaaaai

[godden]

gaffer tape required

[irishsmile]

Put the cables below the ground!!

[Strangebrew]

consumede? please translate ,And are you saying the bike were super cheap?

[steelepulse]

I wonder if anyone is going to take responsibility for this and buy a couple new bikes . Hello PEA.

[Sviss Geez]

Yeah,blame a faulty cable,its more than likely the lack of maintenance i would say.

Nowhere did it report that this incident was due to a faulty cable.