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Dog Cuts Off Power In The English County of Durham

 

October 23, 2006 2:30 p.m. EST

 

Komfie Manalo - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent

 

Durham, England (AHN) - A dog which accidentally tripped a live power cable, caused some 148 homes in Middlestone Moor, County Durham in England to lose electricity for five hours.

 

It was said that when Bailey, a Straffordshire bull terrier, urinated against a faulty pylon, "There was an almighty explosion and the whole street lit up. I turned round and the dog was on fire," reported his owner, Gary Davies.

 

According to the Sun, the dog has burns on one of his legs and is being treated at home.

 

 

Dog cocks leg and cuts off power

 

A dog cut off the power in 148 homes when it cocked its leg on a power cable.

 

Bailey, a Staffordshire bull terrier, went for a wee against a faulty pylon, reports The Sun.

 

His owner Gary Davies said: "There was an almighty explosion and the whole street lit up. I turned round and the dog was on fire."

 

The power was off in homes in Middlestone Moor, Co Durham for five hours.

 

Bailey is recovering at home after being treated for burns.

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