Auckland power cable 'possibly' intentionally damaged, causes diesel leak
It's an oil insulated cable, filled with a special insulating oil similar to transformer oil. It's not diesel, or any other type of fuel.
https://circuitglobe.com/oil-filled-cables.html
Why are journalists like this?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/590992/auckland-power-cable-possibly-intentionally-damaged-causes-diesel-leakOpen linkView original on lemmy.nz
The headline says “causes diesel leak scare” and the article say people thought it was a diesel leak but authorities figured out it was the oil cable leak. It seems to me the journalists were correct.
They've updated the story, they referred to it as a diesel leak three times in the original.
Sneaky pricks.