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Associated Press - September 23, 2009 5:25 PM ET
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The families of 3 Madison residents electrocuted by a downed power line at a flooded bus stop in 2007 are suing the power company for negligence.
The power line was carrying more than 4,000 volts on Aug. 22, 2007, when 28-year-old Lakisha Dancy tried to board a bus while holding her 2-year-old girl. They were electrocuted. When 22-year-old Demetrius Dobbs went to help, he was also killed.
Dobbs' mother, Eileen Stephens of Posen, Ill., filed a wrongful death lawsuit last week against Madison Gas and Electric. Another lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Dancy's three surviving children.
MG&E had no comment and said lawyers are reviewing the lawsuits.
A state Public Service Commission last year found no major problems and said MG&E had protection devices consistent with industry practices.
Information from: WISC-TV, http://www.channel3000.com
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