Hello I have a question about electric company's and if they pay for damages that were caused by them. We have had trouble for a while now, and called our electric company three times to check out what is wrong with our home. They said no problem on the pole, call an electrition. Lights going dim then so bright the light bulbs blow. It has been 4months now and 3 electritions later. Last night everything that we own got zapped and now is no longer working. Our home nearly cought on fire. We called Ameren UE and they sent someone out tonight to look at the pole. They found out that it WAS their fault. The transformer had a loose ground or neutral and the guy fixed it. Now my question is this, are they responsible for all the damages? The only thing I have that works, is this computer and one lamp. (They were unpluged thank goodness!) I have been told that Ameren should have to pay for replacements but I am sure they wont want to since it is going to be very high. (I have about $6500.00 added up so far.) Any one ever have to deal with this? Please give me some advice. Thanks!
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17 years ago