{"id":24299,"date":"2025-03-04T10:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/man-fatally-electrocuted-in-alleged-burglary-in-drighlington\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T10:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:32:45","slug":"man-fatally-electrocuted-in-alleged-burglary-in-drighlington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/man-fatally-electrocuted-in-alleged-burglary-in-drighlington\/","title":{"rendered":"Man fatally electrocuted in alleged burglary in Drighlington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">A man found dead at a derelict industrial site after police responded to reports of a burglary is believed to have been electrocuted.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Emergency services were called to Moor Top in Drighlington, near Leeds, shortly after 06:00 GMT on Monday to reports of an ongoing burglary. Ambulance staff also attended after a call about a man being electrocuted.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">West Yorkshire Police said a 29-year-old man was found dead within a building at the scene.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">A 17-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of burglary, was released on bail pending further inquiries, the force said earlier.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">The scene was made safe on Monday afternoon, it added.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">The incident caused a brief power cut for more than a thousand nearby homes, Northern Powergrid said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">A spokesperson for the firm said: &#8220;Power to 1,504 customers was interrupted at 08:27 GMT, and our engineers were on site within 30 mins. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;All customers had their power restored by 09:41 GMT.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;We thank our customers for their patience whilst we worked as quickly and as safely as possible to restore their power.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\"><i id=\"listen-to-highlights-from\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">Listen to highlights from <!-- --><\/i><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/curation\/p0cjdv3n\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 beIoQm\">West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds<!-- --><\/a><i id=\",-catch-up-with-the-latest\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">, catch up with the latest <!-- --><\/i><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b006mj5m\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 beIoQm\"><i id=\"episode-of-look-north\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">episode of Look North<!-- --><\/i><\/a><i id=\".\" class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\">.<!-- --><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cdx2590y1rgo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man found dead at a derelict industrial site after police responded to reports of a burglary is believed to have been electrocuted. Emergency services were called to Moor Top in Drighlington, near Leeds, shortly after 06:00 GMT on Monday to reports of an ongoing burglary. 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