'Killer' electric transformer shifted from RAK neighbourhood

Ras Al Khaimah - The authority is also set to change all the electric cutters on the roads of the area as required.

The federal electricity and water authority (Fewa) has started moving out the electric transformer that was behind the recent death of a six-year-old Emirati boy at Al Marri neighbourhood in Ras Al Khaimah.
Salem Al Marri Al Shahi, the victim, had been electrocuted to death after he came in contact with the transformer while playing with the electric cables.
Fewa has also initiated investigations into the accident in collaboration with the Ras Al Khaimah Police. Primary probe shows that the door built in the wall surrounding the transformer was open at the time of the incident.
Mohammed Saleh, director-general of Fewa, said the transformer had been placed at the spot as per the blueprint of the neighbourhood.
"The RAK Municipality has been asked to specify another location for not only this particular transformer but also all the other transformers that need to be moved to a new place."
Fewa is to immediately start shifting these transformers and replacing them with the new ones, he added.
The authority is also set to change all the electric cutters on the roads of the area as required, he pointed out.
"We are carefully studying all the requests received to change the electric cutters and cables there and shall immediately replace the ones that need to be changed."
Saleh affirmed that Fewa spares no effort to avert tragedies such as the recent one. "The transformer that killed the child had been surrounded with a high wall to prevent an accident."
However, the local residents said all electric transformers within residential areas have become "time bombs" that can explode anytime.
"All these transformers need to be relocated as they pose grave risk to the life of residents, especially young children."
Saeed Al Marri, cousin of the deceased, said they had asked Fewa and the municipality to move out the killer transformer two years ago.
"The transformer, placed in the middle of the road, posed a grave risk to children's life. It was protected by a high wall, but the door was left open," he added. "That didn't prevent the young children from entering it out of curiosity."
Zaid Al Marri, another cousin of the deceased boy, said the entire electric network in the area needs to be replaced and developed again. "There are so many uncovered and unsafe electric cutters here."
Sultan Al Marri, a kin of the victim, said all the electric transformers in the Marri neighbourhood - that comprise 40 houses - need to be urgently shifted. "They also need to be tightly closed as stray animals also get in them and are killed."
ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com

Ahmed Shaaban
 
Ras Al Khaimah

The federal electricity and water authority (Fewa) has started moving out the electric transformer that was behind the recent death of a six-year-old Emirati boy at Al Marri neighbourhood in Ras Al Khaimah.
Salem Al Marri Al Shahi, the victim, had been electrocuted to death after he came in contact with the transformer while playing with the electric cables.
Fewa has also initiated investigations into the accident in collaboration with the Ras Al Khaimah Police. Primary probe shows that the door built in the wall surrounding the transformer was open at the time of the incident.
Mohammed Saleh, director-general of Fewa, said the transformer had been placed at the spot as per the blueprint of the neighbourhood.
"The RAK Municipality has been asked to specify another location for not only this particular transformer but also all the other transformers that need to be moved to a new place."
Fewa is to immediately start shifting these transformers and replacing them with the new ones, he added.
The authority is also set to change all the electric cutters on the roads of the area as required, he pointed out.
"We are carefully studying all the requests received to change the electric cutters and cables there and shall immediately replace the ones that need to be changed."
Saleh affirmed that Fewa spares no effort to avert tragedies such as the recent one. "The transformer that killed the child had been surrounded with a high wall to prevent an accident."
However, the local residents said all electric transformers within residential areas have become "time bombs" that can explode anytime.
"All these transformers need to be relocated as they pose grave risk to the life of residents, especially young children."
Saeed Al Marri, cousin of the deceased, said they had asked Fewa and the municipality to move out the killer transformer two years ago.
"The transformer, placed in the middle of the road, posed a grave risk to children's life. It was protected by a high wall, but the door was left open," he added. "That didn't prevent the young children from entering it out of curiosity."
Zaid Al Marri, another cousin of the deceased boy, said the entire electric network in the area needs to be replaced and developed again. "There are so many uncovered and unsafe electric cutters here."
Sultan Al Marri, a kin of the victim, said all the electric transformers in the Marri neighbourhood - that comprise 40 houses - need to be urgently shifted. "They also need to be tightly closed as stray animals also get in them and are killed."
ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com

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