A man was electrocuted and started a fire while allegedly attempting to steal copper. According to Philadelphia Police, officers and the Fire Department responded to a ...

A man was nearly electrocuted while police said he tried to steal copper wiring and knocked out power to 1,500 homes and ...

A man was critically burned when police say he cut a high-voltage line while he was trying to steal copper wire from a PECO ...

Trying to steal copper wire from a PECO transformer, he suffered severe burns and is in critical condition, police said.

Authorities arrested two men accused of stealing copper wiring in Cass County, highlighting the ongoing issue of copper theft ...

A man is in critical condition after he was shocked while trying to steal copper wire from a PECO transformer box, police say.

“The protection may not be in place, or there could be problems as a result of copper theft,” she said ... “You can get electrocuted inside a substation.” To prevent this, all substations ...

The man then cut a high-voltage cable, which electrocuted him and sparked a ... in the past where someone may have been trying to steal copper or some sort of copper wiring,” Small said.