Electrocution: 18-year-old dies turning off fan

Family members said that the fan had been emitting a spark and that Rehman’s hands were wet.

VEHARI:
A youth was electrocuted near Vehari on Sunday. According to police officials, Chak 15-WB resident Saifur Rehman, 18, tried to turn off a pedestal fan when he received a fatal electric shock. Family members said that the fan had been emitting a spark and that Rehman’s hands were wet.


Published in The Express Tribune, October 10th, 2011.
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