Two More Deaths Attributed To Copper Demand
W. David Gardner writes on InformationWeek:
First it was blood diamonds. Now it's blood copper, driven partially by the demand for copper for telecommunications transmission. Two New Hampshire men were buried this week after they were electrocuted while taking copper wire from an unoccupied power plant in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.More here.
The bodies were found lying alongside bolt cutters and coils of copper wire, according to law enforcement authorities, who said the men did not have permission to be on the property.
Their deaths followed the electrocution fatalities in Arkansas of two persons attempting to strip copper wire from utility poles. The problem has gotten so out of hand that the Arkansas government has submitted three bills that crack down on the theft of scrap metal.
posted by Fergie @ 4/02/2007 11:47:00 AM
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