An exposed electricity cable in Wadeville caused panic in Christian Dupre.<\/p>\n
According to Dupre the cable had been exposed since August.<\/p>
\u201cThe minute I noticed the cable, I reported it to the metro telephonically,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMetro workers came to attend to it but upon their departure I discovered that the cable wasn\u2019t completely covered.<\/p>
\u201cI then went to the customer care centre to report it again as at some point smoke was coming from the cable, which is extremely dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dupre said his complaint seemed to fall on deaf ears as the cable remained uncovered.<\/p>\n
The GCN contacted the metro in an effort to resolve the problem.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reported electricity cable has been covered,\u201d said the metro\u2019s spokesman, Themba Gadebe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was no smoke witnessed while the team was covering the cable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dupre confirmed that the metro\u2019s second trip was successful in covering the cable.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am happy that the metro eventually heeded my call for the cable to be repaired; it wasn\u2019t safe,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was worried because there is a lot of power passing through that cable and it could\u2019ve killed someone had it been left uncovered.\u201d<\/p>\n
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