Charles McKenzie's DIY power plant

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-t ... l-23465863

Charles McKenzie's DIY power plant in Dundee 'could have killed'

A man who rigged up a home-made power plant in his flat could have killed himself and his neighbours, Dundee Sheriff Court has heard.

Charles McKenzie, 55, from Dundee, suspended a generator from the ceiling of his bedroom after his electricity supply was cut off.

The emergency services were alerted after a neighbour reported the sound of drilling and smelling petrol.

McKenzie has admitted a charge of culpable and reckless conduct.

Sheriff Elizabeth Munro said the venture could have proved fatal.

Fiscal depute Lynne Mannion told the court that McKenzie's power was cut off in February last year.

She said that in the early hours of 28 August 2012 the police and fire service were contacted by a neighbour who had heard drilling and could smell petrol from McKenzie's 14th-floor flat.

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[Sean Hayden]

What an interesting place to live. I can't imagine having the police called on me because someone heard drilling and smelled gas.

Wouldn't you normally just knock on your neighbor's door and ask if he was alright?

-oh and that's almost as bad as the poor bastards that die from grilling inside

[mistermack]

What an interesting place to live. I can't imagine having the police called on me because someone heard drilling and smelled gas.

Wouldn't you normally just knock on your neighbor's door and ask if he was alright?

-oh and that's almost as bad as the poor bastards that die from grilling inside

Maybe first impressions can't be trusted. But he doesn't sound like the sort of neighbor you'd be keen to call on.

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What an interesting place to live. I can't imagine having the police called on me because someone heard drilling and smelled gas.

Wouldn't you normally just knock on your neighbor's door and ask if he was alright?

-oh and that's almost as bad as the poor bastards that die from grilling inside

Maybe first impressions can't be trusted. But he doesn't sound like the sort of neighbor you'd be keen to call on.

Can't imagine living in the same block, for very long.