Lightning cuts power in Canterbury
Lightning strikes on transformers caused power cuts to more than 200 houses in central Canterbury last evening. A house in New Brighton was also struck by lightning when an electrical storm from the southwest passed over Christchurch between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. The windows of the house were shattered and its power supply cut. The storm brought thunder and lightning but little rain, according to a
spokesman for the Weather Office. About 200 households at Burnham, Prebbleton, and West Melton lost power temporarily as a result of lightning hitting transformers, said a spokesman for the Central Canterbury Electric Power Board. Repair crews were called out last evening The chief engineer of the Municipal Electricity Department, Mr E. H. Mace, said that lightning hit a transformer in North New Brighton.
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Press, 22 October 1986, Page 1
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