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Melting snow and faulty cable led to fatal electrocution of dogs near Dupont Circle: Pepco
Pepco sources explained that while the cable alone would not typically cause voltage to enter the environment, a combination of melting snow, de-icing salt, and debris in a nearby manhole created ...
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Pepco Urges Safe Digging Practices in Advance of National Safe Digging Month
Pepco urges residents to call 811 before digging during National Safe Digging Month in April to prevent utility line damage ...
‘Degraded cable' contributed to apparent electrocution deaths of 2 DC dogs, Pepco says
King’s owner, Neko Williams, told News4 he could feel mild electrical shocks ... streetlights and manhole covers when there ...
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DC sidewalk fatally electrocutes 2 dogs; owner calls for change
Contact voltage is rare at Pepco but can occur if there are faulty conditions, leading to electrical current flowing through nearby metal objects, such as manhole lids or grates. Both stray ...
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Pepco explains how a DC sidewalk electrocuted a Labrador Retriever; dog owner calls for change
Contact voltage is rare at Pepco but can occur if there are faulty conditions, leading to electrical current flowing through nearby metal objects, such as manhole lids or grates. Both stray ...
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Electricity company explains how a DC sidewalk electrocuted two dogs
Contact voltage is rare at Pepco but can occur if there are faulty conditions, leading to electrical current flowing through nearby metal objects, such as manhole lids or grates. Both stray ...
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Electricity company explains how a DC sidewalk electrocuted 2 dogs
Contact voltage is rare at Pepco but can occur if there are faulty conditions, leading to electrical current flowing through nearby metal objects, such as manhole lids or grates. Both stray voltage ...