tags: Timeline June 2014 , sabotage, wire theft, power grid substation attack, Energy Incidents ,washington state
1 man injured, 2,800 customers cut power Wednesday June 18, 2014 Man Burned Cutting Wires to Substation in Renton Washington In Renton, Washington, a man was nearly electrocuted early Wednesday when he cut a copper wire on top of a high-voltage transformer at an electrical substation, knocking out power to 2,800 customers. There were reports of an 4:30 a.m. at the Puget Sound Energy substation between Renton and Issaquah. Firefighters removed the injured man who they thought was stealing wire and took him to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with second- and third-degree burns over 60 percent of his body. Service was restored by 8:30 a.m.
It was days after a man stopped his truck and set it on fire on I-5 bridge with no clue as to motive
Intruder shocked, burned at substation; thousands lose power
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