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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>A tower that fell on the Omburu-Khan power line yesterday afternoon is suspected to be a result of vandalism.<\/p>\n

NamPower spokesperson Irene Hoaes said the illegal removal of the stay wires compromised the support of the tower and resulted in its collapse.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo power interruption was experienced due to the trip of the Omburu \u2013 Khan 2 220 kV circuit.<\/p>\n

This specific line is one of the transmission lines which supply the coastal area,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Hoaes said upon inspection of the line, it was discovered that the supporting stay wires on the power line were removed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe collapse of the tower resulted in a veld fire which was subsequently extinguished.<\/p>\n

Non-adherence to safe distances and clearances around electricity infrastructure can result in hazards, injury, or electrocution,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

NamPower’s Eschell Kandjii said a case of theft has been opened at the Usakos police station.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were some parts of the power line that were stolen. Somebody removed them on the line, which caused the tower to fall,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kandjii said at the moment they are not aware of any suspects and would like to engage the community to be on the look out for those removing the wires.<\/p>\n

NamPower urged the public to treat all wires and infrastructure as dangerous during any such incidents.<\/p>\n

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