Is it safe to build a house near high tension wires?
Prof Anthony Redmond
Professor of Emergency Medicine,
Keele University, Staffordshire,
UK
Professor of Emergency Medicine,
Keele University, Staffordshire,
UK
Q: Is it safe to build a house near high tension wires?
A:There is no proven link between high tension wires and illness. The only proven risk is the obvious one of electrocution if they are touched or fall onto a house. Concerns about cancer including leukaemia or other illnesses have been investigated but no proven link has yet been revealed.