Climbing up the house to make a corrugated iron roof, young man was electrocuted to death

April 22, 2017 15:00

(Baonghean.vn) - While Mr. Hung was climbing up to drill and fix the beams for the corrugated iron roof, he accidentally touched the exposed electric wire and was electrocuted to death.

At around 6:45 p.m. on April 21, in village 2, Lang Son commune (Anh Son), an electric shock incident occurred, causing the death of Mr. Vo Van Hung (born in 1995).

Đường dây diện trần của gia đình. Ảnh: Cảnh Dương
The family's ceiling wiring. Photo: Canh Duong

On that day, the family hired a worker to build a corrugated iron roof to cover the yard in preparation for the 100th day of the grandmother's birth. When Mr. Hung climbed up to drill and install the roof beams, he accidentally touched the exposed electric wire that ran from the electric pole into the house. Mr. Hung was electrocuted and died on the spot.

Upon receiving the news, local authorities visited and encouraged the family and reminded them to replace the power line to avoid any unfortunate incidents.

Canh Duong

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