Injured teen seeks compensation after transformer blast

An Auckland teenager badly injured when a electricity transformer exploded in the street is seeking compensation from the power company.

Sam Ahleong lost all the skin from his groin when the transformer on a street in Avondale exploded and caught fire on February 11.

His lawyer Olinda Woodroffe said today Mr Ahleong was still in hospital and his hoped-for career in the police force was now in doubt.

All electricity company Vector had offered so far was a $200 petrol voucher and basket of fruit, she told Newstalk ZB.

Vector should do more and she planned to approach the company to discuss compensation.

- NZPA