Contractors replacing a lamppost head in south Bristol sprayed molten metal over cars parked below causing more than £15,000 damage.
After struggling to remove an old head of the lamppost, workmen contracted by Bristol City Council, used an angle grinder with “disastrous results”. Three cars below were written off, belonging to residents on Wingfield Road who are still out of pocket.
Despite the incident occurring in October last year, the company has still not reimbursed residents for the damage done to their cars. Now Bristol’s mayor Marvin Rees has been urged to intervene and apologise to the residents on behalf of Bristol City Council.
