Who let the dogs out??? WOOF WOOF!
Three City Dogs Shocked By Sidewalk Grates
JANUARY 25TH, 2005
At least three dogs were shocked by electrified sidewalk grates in the city on Monday.
Two were zapped on Clark Street in Brooklyn. The other had its paws shocked on the corner of East Third and Avenue A in Manhattan.
Consolidated Edison says all the grates were electrified by underground wires.
Two of the so-called hot spots were among the 250,000 sites inspected by Con Ed last year, after an East Village resident was fatally electrocuted while trying to save her dogs from an electrified street plate.
Con Ed says stray voltage becomes a problem in the winter, when melting snow and salt can further corrode frayed or nicked underground cables.
To report a hot spot, call 1-800-75-CON-ED.