By Freddie G. Lazaro
BALAOAN,
La Union -- A farmer’s burning of hay across a field in Barangay Masupe here,
caused the sudden brownout experienced in the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos
Sur, Abra, and La Union last Monday morning.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines
(NGCP) said the burning of hay was done directly under the NGCP’s transmission
lines and spotted by NGCP field inspectors around 9 a.m.
“Our technical men found the burning hays
along the field in Balaoan, La Union during their immediate inspection of
transmission lines upon the shut–off of power supply in the Ilocos,” NGCP-North
Luzon Spokesperson Lilibeth P. Gaydowen said yesterday.
“I am appealing to all residents in Ilocos
region not to build a fire near or under transmission structures as it could
cause power interruptions because the fire’s smoke can ionize the air around
the energized conductor that may serve as a possible path of current to the
ground,” she explain.
The sudden loss of power in the four
provinces happened as Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices opened the
first day of the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the May 9,
2016 elections.
Electricity was restored by 10:08 a.m. and
the farmer had been informed by NGCP field inspectors of the repercussions of
his actions.
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