The people responsible for a spate of vandalism around the electricity lines network in Napier are lucky to be alive, electricity distributor Unison says.
The company is now calling on the community to report any suspicious activity around its assets following a bout of vandalism on its Hawke's Bay network over the last week.
Unison relationship manager Danny Gough said crews had been dispatched to three incidents in the Taradale and Bluff Hill areas to make safe 11kV switches which had been deliberately interfered with and damaged.
"These reckless and wilful actions create a significant health and safety risk for both members of the public, and Unison's field staff and contractors."
Mr Gough said Unison urged people to report any suspicious activity to try and stop these vandals, before someone got seriously or fatally injured.