Welding a metal roof under a high voltage power line, a man died

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(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of September 12, the People's Committee of Quynh My commune, Quynh Luu district, announced that a tragic electrocution incident had just occurred in the commune, causing one death.

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Scene of the incident.

The victim's family said that on the afternoon of September 12, Nguyen Van Chinh (44 years old) and a team of workers went to Truong Van Kien's house in Hamlet 6 to work on the roof of a sawmill. At around 5:00 p.m. that day, Chinh climbed onto the roof to weld. Because it was raining and the roof was very close to a high-voltage power line, the victim was electrocuted to death.

People tried every way to give first aid, however the victim died 2 hours later.

It is known that Mr. Chinh's family situation is very difficult, with 2 young children.

Immediately after the accident, local police and Quynh Luu electricity branch were present at the scene to find the cause and resolve the incident.

Van Cuong

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