Pavement Fires :o

[Blue Duck]

It seems it's becoming a more common occurrence especially in London's West End.

:|

Today:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11509473/Holborn-fire-live.html

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Holbornfire&src=hash&mode=photos

Previously:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22934155

bad day explode

 

[revjames]

I think it should be kerbed immediately....... :coat

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

In view of the danger to the public from such electrical faults.....

I would suggest all future pavements and roads should be enclosed in metal or non-combustible materials....

and any overhanging tree branches should have metal supports to ensure they cannot accidentally ignite then fall on someones head!!

:innocent

 

[Sharpend]

Will you also want a bond to metal enclosure?

 

[apprentice87]

I think that a labour government should take it all back into public ownership and instead of making megabucks for foreigners spend some money on maintainance...

john...

 

[Blue Duck]

I think the labour government and all the other politicians should be put in a boat and pushed out to sea preferably on fire.

my local labour MP who lives at the end of my road employs cheap foreign labour for her building work so clearly is not interested in supporting her local economy or getting things done in the correct manner either that or she has not a clue and you want someone like this to make decisions on our electricity supply equipmend. ?

In view of the danger to the public from such electrical faults.....

I would suggest all future pavements and roads should be enclosed in metal or non-combustible materials....

and any overhanging tree branches should have metal supports to ensure they cannot accidentally ignite then fall on someones head!!

:innocent

something like 50 incedents a year this maybe something worthy of LFB attention :lol:

 

[Evans Electric]

Its actually The Great Fire of London ,   it never went out .  Been a close kept secret since 1666.

I heard they were building a giant , 132,000 V  RCD  , 10 stories high , on the incoming network pylons at Battersea Power Station but its only a 32mA so disconnect your neutral bars before cutting a cable Ducky.

 

[Blue Duck]

Cut? I use a machete so its more like hack :lol:

 

[kerching]

I think the labour government and all the other politicians should be put in a boat and pushed out to sea preferably on fire.

my local labour MP who lives at the end of my road employs cheap foreign labour for her building work so clearly is not interested in supporting her local economy or getting things done in the correct manner either that or she has not a clue and you want someone like this to make decisions on our electricity supply equipmend. ?

something like 50 incedents a year this maybe something worthy of LFB attention :lol:

I feel that you may find their interest lies mainly in domestic distribution boards

 

[Evans Electric]

Since reading this about pavement fires ....there has  been 3 in this area ....one near me ...all cable problems .

 

[apprentice87]

How many of these incidents did you hear off in the old "electricity board" and CEGB days??? None???

And now the tories have sold it all to foreigners??? Loads....

Rest my case......

john...

 

[Andy™]

or the cables simply were not as old then...

 

[Evans Electric]

I know that parts of  the network round here are breaking down .  Cast joint boxes have lost the earth connections across them ...specially in Sutton Coldfield.....  PME   ?  No chance !! 

 

[Blue Duck]

or the cables simply were not as old then...

agreed + much lower demand. things have moved on a lot since ye olde LEB, with electric showers, induction hobs and wotnot they wouldn't have dreamt of the loads we have today.Still the equipment is ancient.

 

[misssweden]

Old equipment, higher loads and the joy of joys - consac...

It's amazing that some stuff still works as well as it does.

 

[kerching]

Around here we have a lot of trifurcating boxes......lead sheath in lead out and 'T'eed off lead service to property. All boxes cast with the lead sweated to a brass gland. All,bolloxed as the salt in the sand ( we are coastal ) knackered the cast boxes. So they are getting PME'd ....sort of