Haverfordwest scaffolding incident 890/2025

FOI Reference: 890/2025

Request:

I am asking for a freedom of information request regarding the following incident that occurred in December 2024.

INCIDENT --  Scaffolding Became Live From Electricity

DATE OF INCIDENT -- December 2024

LOCATION -- Haverfordwest Town, Pembrokeshire

I think the incident occurred on December 1st 2024, where scaffolding attached to a building became live from the Festive (Christmas) festoon installed within the town.

Will you confirm the date & time, Dyfed-Powys Police were called, and any notes held, regarding the incident.

The Fire Brigade and local authority were also on the scene responding to the incident.

Response:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

A call from a Pembs County Council was received at 12:55 pm on the 01/12/2024 requesting police assistance to help close the footpath on the High St, Haverfordwest as Christmas lights were put up on scaffolding, which became live:

Prior to police response, there was already one member of staff at scene to warn people (not stated if it was police or council staff).

The police response time – report to arrival - for the incident was 13 minutes (graded as a priority incident).

The incident log states that Fire were at scene around 13:39 pm (time updated on call log, may not be actual time of arrival).

Later, the log states that two sets of electricians arrived at the scene around 14:04 pm   (time updated on call log, may not be actual time of arrival).                                               

It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 05/09/2025)