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| Carrickfergus electricity vandals cut power to 3,000 homes | |
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| Vandals who set fire to an electricity substation in Carrickfergus on Friday night could have been killed, Northern Ireland Electricity has said. | Vandals who set fire to an electricity substation in Carrickfergus on Friday night could have been killed, Northern Ireland Electricity has said. |
| The fire at the Joy Street station in the town centre cut power to 3,000 homes. All have now had their electricity restored. | The fire at the Joy Street station in the town centre cut power to 3,000 homes. All have now had their electricity restored. |
| NIE said the damage could cost tens of thousands of pounds to repair. | NIE said the damage could cost tens of thousands of pounds to repair. |
| Randal Gilbert from NIE said interfering with high voltage electricity could be lethal. | Randal Gilbert from NIE said interfering with high voltage electricity could be lethal. |
| "We cannot stress strongly enough how dangerous it is to tamper with electricity substations," he said. | "We cannot stress strongly enough how dangerous it is to tamper with electricity substations," he said. |
| "Substations contain live equipment energised at several thousand volts of electricity. | "Substations contain live equipment energised at several thousand volts of electricity. |
| "These vandals were lucky to make it out with their lives. As it is, they caused considerable inconvenience to the local community and local businesses. | "These vandals were lucky to make it out with their lives. As it is, they caused considerable inconvenience to the local community and local businesses. |
| "We regret the inconvenience experienced by customers as a result of this deliberate act and will continue to work with the PSNI to identify those responsible." | "We regret the inconvenience experienced by customers as a result of this deliberate act and will continue to work with the PSNI to identify those responsible." |
| Mr Gilbert said they were building a replacement substation and salvaging and repairing the network around the vandalised substation. | Mr Gilbert said they were building a replacement substation and salvaging and repairing the network around the vandalised substation. |
| He said the work would continue throughout the weekend. | He said the work would continue throughout the weekend. |