Damn... almost. I hope he makes a quick exit so that us tax payers don't have to pay his medical bills.
Suspected copper thief severely burned on utility pole in Dallas
09:20 AM CDT on Friday, August 1, 2008
By EMILY TSAO / The Dallas Morning News
A man who may have been trying to steal copper wiring was severely burned on top of a utility pole this morning, Dallas Fire-Rescue said. His rescue was hindered because his flesh had melded with the metal on the pole.
Dallas Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Sherrie Lopez said the man had been hit with 7,620 volts, possibly twice.
A Dallas Fire-Rescue dispatcher said a passerby called about 5:30 a.m. to report that a man was on top of a utility pole and that wires were sparking above in the 800 block of Regal Row near the Irving border. Police said there had also been reports of power outages in the area.
When crews arrived, they found a person, who was burning, between transformers on the pole, police said.
Dallas Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Sherrie Lopez said the man had been hit with about 7,000 volts, possibly twice. The rescue of the man was hindered because his flesh had adhered to the metal components on the pole. Much of his clothes had either "burned off or blown off," she said.
800 block of Regal Row in Dallas
Crews were able to reach the man using a ladder from a fire truck and he was lowered shortly before 7 a.m. and taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital. He suffered third-degree burns and was burned on about 50 percent of his body, Ms. Lopez said.
"There is no amount of copper that is worth the pain this man is going to have to endure," she said