Nghe An: Welder electrocuted to death while working on roof

(Baonghean.vn) - The incident occurred at 11:20 a.m. on May 12 at the house under construction of Mr. Le Kim Hai (residing in Block 1, Trung Do Ward, Vinh City).

The second floor of the house Mr. Le Kim Hai was building where Mr. Huu died was less than a meter away from a low-voltage exposed power line.

At that time, Mr. Nguyen Van Huu (born in 1986, residing in Hamlet 1B, Hung Linh Commune, Hung Nguyen District) and two others were working on a heat-resistant roof. When Mr. Huu lifted the iron bar to prepare for welding, suddenly an electric current from a nearby high-voltage line hit the iron bar, causing Mr. Huu to collapse on the spot.

The incident was so sudden that the other two people panicked and ran down to the first floor to call for help. However, when everyone went up, Mr. Huu was already dead.

Mr. Le Kim Hai's house is under construction where the incident occurred.

After the incident, Trung Do ward authorities and Vinh City Police were present to protect the scene and investigate the cause of the incident.

It is known that the victim Huu had been married for just over a year and had a newborn child just over a month old, and the family was in extremely difficult circumstances. On the evening of May 12, the victim’s body was handed over to his family for burial.

Tho Son