Johannesburg’s City Power says it cannot be blamed for the electrocution of two children in the Mayibuye area.
|||Johannesburg - A third party contractor not employed by Johannesburg’s City Power was to blame for the live cable which burnt two boys while they played in a trench in Mayibuye, Tembisa, it said on Thursday.
“City Power would like to place on record that the incident did not occur as a result of any negligence on the part of City Power,” it said in a statement.
“City Power is saddened and sincerely regrets the electrocution of children in the Mayibuye area on January 22.”
“We cannot take responsibility for the actions of third parties who damage or vandalise our network, thereby exposing the public to great risk,” it said.
The Daily Sun published a photograph of the children taken minutes after they were shocked on Wednesday.
Their clothes were burned off and each had suffered severe burns. Both children, reportedly aged 10 and 11, appeared bewildered.
Tembisa Hospital spokesperson Lesibana Ledwaba said he could not comment on their condition. - Sapa