20120415 India Youth dies of shock, burnt in house fire
India Apr 15 2012 “Houses”
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Youth dies of shock, burnt in house fire
Updated: 2012-04-15-05:20
TNN | Apr 15, 2012, 05.20AM IST
NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old was electrocuted while fixing an electric plug in Mayur Vihar area of east Delhi. The deceased, Rahul, was alone at his uncle’s residence when the accident took place. Rahul’s uncle and other family members had gone to Meerut for a wedding and they had asked Rahul to spend Friday night at their residence, police said.
Around midnight, Rahul was fixing a plug at the ground floor of the house when there was a short circuit in the plug and fire broke out. Rahul was charred to death,” said a senior cop.
The residents on the first floor of the building first noticed the fire and they alerted the police. Rahul was rushed to a nearby hospital but he was declared brought dead. His body has been sent for autopsy and there is no foul play, said police sources.
People should be careful while touching any electrical wire, and only trained electricians should do such work, a senior fire officer said. Rahul was a student of class 12 and also helped his father in the business, a source added.
Web Source: The Times of India