 This statement: "Firefighters took possession of Clewer's jacket and stored it in the courtyard of the fire station, where it continued to give off a strong electrical current ." (Reuters UK) First, there is no reason they would need to take possession of the jacket - the static electricity could be dealt with by simply dumping water on it.
<fluency>  This statement: "Firefighters took possession of Clewer's jacket and stored it in the courtyard of the fire station, where it continued to give off a strong electrical current ." (Reuters UK) First, there is no reason they would need to take possession of the jacket - the static electricity could be dealt with by simply dumping water on it.
 This statement: "Firefighters took possession of Clewer's jacket and stored it in the courtyard of the fire station, where it continued to give off a strong electrical current ." (Reuters UK) First, there is no reason they would need to take possession of the jacket — the static electricity could be dealt with by simply dumping water on it.