Eight die after being electrocuted in Sirajganj
Tuesday, 31 July 2018
At least eight people died and one was injured after being electrocuted at Kadai village of Sirajganj sadar upazila.
The deceased have been identified as Abdullah, 13, a class VII student, Rafiqul Islam, 30, Momin, 30, Sajib, 13, a class VII student, Abdus Sattar, 50, Reaz, 14, a class VIII student, Anwar Hossain, 35, Habib, 25, of the village, reports UNB.
The incident took place around 12:30pm when nine people came in contact of a live wire while shifting a makeshift shop, leaving them critically injured.
They were rushed to Sadar Hospital where doctors declared eight of them dead, said Dr Faridul Islam, a resident medical officer of the hospital.
The injured is now undergoing treatment at the hospital, he added.