Toronto Hydro Testing For Stray Voltage After Dogs Electrocuted
Posted January 14, 2009 12:00 pm.
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Toronto Hydro is blaming stray voltage for the death of a dog Tuesday in the city’s west-end.
And although officials admit they don’t know how widespread a problem it is, they are denying the incident is connected with the electrocution of a German Shepherd in the same area two months ago.
After that dog was killed, workers began a full sweep of the city’s power grid for hot spots. They should be finished testing in a few weeks.
Darjan Avramovic’s Labradoodle Mrak was killed when it stepped on a metal hydro plate charged with electricity near Keele and Annette.
It appears that old, faulty wiring leading to a light post at the intersection was sending an electrical current up through the ground, and the dog’s wet paws acted as a conductor.
Unfortunately, efforts to revive Mrak with CPR failed.
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