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Man Electrocuted While Allegedly Taking Copper From Transformer

Summary by Otago Daily Times
Christchurch police are investigating the electrocution of a man who is believed to have been attempting to take copper from a transformer....

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Man electrocuted while allegedly taking copper from transformer

Christchurch police are investigating the electrocution of a man who is believed to have been attempting to take copper from a transformer....

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Man electrocuted in suspected copper theft attempt

Christchurch Metro Area Commander Superintendent Lane Todd said the man appeared to be attempting to retrieve copper.

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Christchurch man could have been trying to take copper from transformer when electrocuted

Emergency services were called to a fire at a transformer in Brooker Avenue in the suburb of Burwood about midnight.

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RNZ broke the news in New Zealand on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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