Tragedy: Four die due to electric shock

FAISALABAD: Three women a man died in Shorkot in two incidents on Thursday. In Kaga Chak No18 of Shorkot Cantt, a woman accidently touched a live wire when she was removing clothes from another insulated wire. Her daughter, Nasreen, was also affected by the electric current in attempting to push her away from the wire. Both died on the spot. Parveen, a resident of Mark Sial, died due to an electric shock when she tried to switch off a ceiling fan. She had been married a year ago. 10-year-old Muhammad Owais, son of Riaz Husain, a resident of Johar Colony, received an electric shock from an electric water cooler in his house. The child died on the spot.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 16^th, 2011.