Just as hoses are more likely to leak than the ship's firemains, so flexible electric cables on portable apparatus are more likely to leak than the ship's permanent wiring, and a leak of electricity can easily cause death .
Nanjengokuba mhlawumbi kunokuthi kubekho umbhobho uvuza ngaphezu kwendawo yomlilo enqanaweni, ngako oko iikheyibhuli ezithambileyo ezikwizixhobo eziphathekayo zinamathuba amakhulu okuvuza kunofakelwa kwentambo ezisisigxina zenqanawa, kwaye ukuvuza kombane kungabangela ukufa.