The Age · National / Queensland

Would-be copper thief lucky to be alive after high-voltage fireball melts knife

· By Laine Clark
Story summary

A would-be copper thief has been burnt by a flame ball “hotter than the sun” after cutting into a high-voltage cable with a knife.

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