{"id":56835,"date":"2014-04-07T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T09:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/56835\/sub-station-open-to-the-elements\/"},"modified":"2014-04-07T11:57:31","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T09:57:31","slug":"sub-station-open-to-the-elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/04\/07\/sub-station-open-to-the-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"Sub-station doors a target for thieves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delville Business Park businesses are concerned about the sub-station in their area.<\/p>\n

Corrie Dunkerley, from Vari-Plug, in Lilo Street, contacted the GCN to tell us that the doors to the sub-station had been stolen about two weeks ago.<\/p>

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“This is a great worry to us,” she said.<\/p>\n

“When it rains the water comes straight into the sub-station onto all the fuses and cables and this is not safe; this is going to cause power problems for us.”<\/p>

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The GCN contacted the metro for comment on the issue and the department of communications and brand management responded: “As we are experiencing thefts of this nature, a specialised door is currently being fabricated.<\/p>\n

“We expect it to arrive in the next week.<\/p>\n

“Thefts of sub-station doors have become prevalent in the Germiston area, but there has been no other damage to the sub-station.<\/p>\n

“We have appointed a security company to conduct investigations in the areas where theft is prevalent.”<\/p>\n