SEATTLE — Seattle City Light has identified 158 light poles and plates with dangerous voltages that need repair.
The utility began inspecting all streetlight pole and groundcover plates after a dog was electrocuted in November after it stepped on a ground plate near a faulty metal light post.
KOMO-TV reports that at the time City Light told the public that it was an isolated case.
City Light Superintendent Jose Carrasco told City Council members that he ordered a full inspection after realizing it wasn’t an isolated case.
He said Wednesday the utility plans to update standards for installing and inspecting new streetlights and enhance routine testing of existing lights.
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