LT line falls on domestic line

Power surges, consumers pay dearMorung Express News Dimapur | October 19Several consumers at a locality in Dimapur paid dear following an alleged power surge that damaged electrical appliances and energy meters on October 19 evening. In the incident, which happened at Industrial Village Razhuphe, even the wooden boards on which the energy meters were mounted were charred.According to a resident, the problem started when an overhead Low Tension (LT) line snapped and fell onto a domestic power line. The contact resulted in a high-voltage surge running through household connections across the neighborhood.  An estimated 50 households were affected by the sudden spike. This estimate could not be officially verified however. Damaged electrical appliances, including refrigerators and light fittings, were reported from multiple homes, while several energy meters were charred. In one residence, a room was reportedly almost charred after electrical fittings caught fire, but alert residents managed to put out the flames before the fire could spread.At the time of filing this report, the snapped LT line was restrung and power department personnel were on the job, going house to house, taking an assessment of the damage caused to consumer meters. No injuries were reported in the incident.