Page 16 - Alabama 811 Magazine 2018 Issue 4

D g d b t t b d'gging
Electrical fires linked to underground lines damaged by home repairs
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_ Mlekey Vas~2y, power quallty
I . lnvzallgalor with elntlnc and gas
; y (-4 pmvldex Coserv, aald he has seen at
1 ,- _ . llzaal a dozen mcldents m the la.-l year
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’ ‘ eyfi ‘ V "W ;- ' . damaged n.-a rmultoffoundzlllon
r’ ‘- '-' ' levelmg. He meenlly put tngetlmr a
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councll ln ln. ama (0 lane .1wazl:n2~s

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:11 , A ,_._L__l ‘ yr‘ ,_ ‘ #3: Mlekey typlcally gush ealled out when
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l.:.a.: : -,;.,;-71,. _ ”Wl\alldo lafllugll level of
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Z_'-—_,‘;‘—.l, '~— _ ":5 ». Q l the ground wnh lhe customer to

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‘ - Mickny also lnveshgales when a
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