Safety warning as man attempts cat rescue at Stockport substation

A man who tried to rescue his cat from the roof of an electricity substation has been rebuked by a power company.

Electricity North West said the man was spotted after engineers were called to a sub-station following reports of a cat on the roof.

They found a resident with a set of metal ladders trying to climb the high voltage station on Banks Lane, Stockport.

The man was warned he was trespassing and putting his life at risk and was asked to leave at once.

The company said the cat “left of its own accord”.

Energy company employees have special training, electrical authorisation and protective equipment to enter substations and they undertake years of training to ensure their safety.

Paul Killilea, Electricity North West’s asset and investment director, said every year it received hundreds of requests to retrieve balls, frisbees and other things that landed in the grounds of substations.