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 27th, 2014.
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 27th, 2014.