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Hen electrocuted, causes blackout
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-08-24 08:48

Over 50 stores in downtown Nanchang of Jiangxi Province experienced a blackout on Sunday morning when a hen perched on a high-tension wire and caused a short circuit.

An onlooker said he heard a loud noise from a transformer and then a flame emerged. All stores in the area had a power off for over two hours.

After the accident, people found a hen, which had been burnt into black, lying near where a high-tension wire was connected to the transformer.

Jiangnan Metropolis News