KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company says a live wire which fell on a farm in Phoenix Park, St Catherine, has been fixed, and the area is now safe.

The downed high-tension wire was captured in a viral video by the owner of the property, who highlighted the danger it posed on his farm.

In the video, the wire can be seen and heard sparking at times. There was also a line of dead animals, including frogs, a bird, and the owner’s dogs, which appeared to have come in contact with the wire.

Claiming that the high-tension wire fell onto his farm, the owner accused JPS of not implementing safety measures.

“How could JPS, who are aware of it, leave a wire like this on the ground? Tell me now, you disconnect the wire. Everything dies on it. You don’t do that as JPS. You get the wire take up immediately cause it’s on my farm,” the owner said.

Pointing to the workers on his farm, he also claimed that one of his workers could have been electrocuted by the wire had he not reached him in time to warn him about it.

“See the guys over there working? One almost died the other day from cutting a tree beside it…Almost died…I was right in time to say, he would have died,” the owner said.

Responding to Observer Online queries on Friday, JPS said investigations are ongoing, but initial assessments suggest the wire could have been tampered with.

“The matter has been resolved, and the area is safe. Based on preliminary investigations, there appears to have been tampering with the JPS network. However, investigations continue,” the company said in a video.

The utility company added: “In the meantime, we remind the public that with hurricanes and adverse weather conditions, power lines may fall. We urge persons to stay away from fallen poles and power lines.”