Large parts of PE without power after two electrocuted flying kites By Raahil Sain - 20 January 2021 Large parts of Port Elizabeth were left without power on Wednesday evening Image: 123RF/loganban
A Port Elizabeth teenager and young child were shocked and sustained multiple burn wounds while flying kites near electricity cables at Windvogel on Wednesday evening, police confirmed.
Municipal spokesperson, Mthubanzi Mniki said the incident caused a fault at the Ditchling substation and resulted in a power outage across large parts of the city.
Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg, confirmed that an 18-year-old man and a boy, 7, sustained multiple burn wounds at around 6pm.