The cat willfully climbed onto the transformer and was electrocuted to cause a short circuit

 9:09am, 31 August 2025

"Only ignorant can one be fearless", this sentence is often used to interpret "people will do ridiculous and ridiculous things when they are ignorant." What a foolish thing would an animal do if it was ignorant? On March 18, a realistic scene happened in Jiangdong District, Ningbo. A night cat ignorantly climbed onto the transformer of a residential community. As a result, it was electrocuted and caused a short circuit in the line.

At around 5 pm on March 18, Ms. Liu, who lives in Qilidian New Village, Jiangdong District, Ningbo City, was having dinner with her family. Suddenly, she smelled a pungent burnt smell, accompanied by a "sizzling" sound. Following the sound, Ms. Liu walked to the balcony and saw that Ms. Liu was startled.

"At first, I thought the wires at home were short-circuited, but I couldn't find them after searching them all. When I walked to the balcony, I saw a cat lying on the transformer downstairs. From time to time, 'sizzling' sounds were made, and white smoke came out." Seeing this, Ms. Liu immediately called the police number.

Then, firefighters and power maintenance personnel rushed to the scene one after another, but unfortunately the cat lying on the transformer had died. The burnt smell floated out of the kitten from time to time, making a sizzling sound.

The master in charge of repairing the transformer on the spot said, "This situation rarely happens. The live part of the transformer is not designed on the surface of the transformer, and the live part will generally not be touched."

"This cat may have been electrocuted after climbing onto the transformer stand, and then stretched out his claws and touched the live part, and then it was electrocuted. "The master who repairs the transformer said: "Once something touches the live part of the transformer, the transformer will instantly activate the protection measures and the monitoring system will automatically issue an alarm. ”

It is understood that at present, the maximum voltage of transformers in residential communities can reach 10,000 volts, and the 220 volts of households are generated by the transformer's reprocessing. Therefore, false thixothation transformers are very likely to cause short circuits and will also cause inconvenience to residents' electricity use.

The fire department reminds that citizens should never touch the transformer in their daily lives. Once the transformer fails, they should invite professional power repair personnel to deal with it as soon as possible, and they should not make any decisions without permission. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable.