Take caution: Two women die of electric shock

In another incident, Nasreen Bibi, received an electric shock when she switched on a water pump.

FAISALABAD: Two women died of electric shock and another was seriously injured in separate incidents on Thursday. A police spokesperson said Meraj Bibi, an elderly woman, resident of Millat Town B-Block, plugged in an electric juicer and was electrocuted.

She died on the spot. In another incident, Nasreen Bibi, a resident of Marzipura, Khalid Town, received an electric shock when she switched on a water pump. Police said she died instantly. In another incident, Aasia Parveen, a resident of Gulfishan Colony, accidentally touched an electricity wire in her house and received an electric jolt. She was taken to a hospital where doctors said her condition was stable.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 27^th, 2014.