70 Year Old Landlord And A Painter Hired To Paint His 2 Storey Building Dies By High Tension Electrocution In Edo

A 70-year-old landlord, Solomon Odogbor and a painter have been burnt past recognition after they have been electrocuted through the portray of a home in Benin, the capital of Edo State on Friday.

The incident occurred in an space near the favored Edaiken Main College Highway, Uselu Quarters, in Egor Native Authorities Space the State.

It was gathered that the septuagenarian employed the useless painter and one different to assist paint his two story constructing in preparation for his daughter’s wedding ceremony.

It was additional learnt that the painters had climbed a metallic scaffold arrange beside the constructing, whereas the person and his son held the scaffold on the bottom to stabilize it.

 

An eyewitness who gave his title as Osakpolor Odia, disclosed that the metallic scaffold was positioned between a excessive stress electrical pole and the constructing.

Odia disclosed that the scaffold shifted below the burden of the 2 painters, however the grip of man and his son was not sufficient to stop it from contact with the excessive stress pole, thereby ensuing within the electrocution.

 

The owner and one of many painters obtained burnt past recognition whereas his son and the opposite painter have been shocked to coma.

 

“Shortly, one of many employees screamed for assist, and Odogbor was seen caught in between the scaffold and the poles whereas hearth burnt from his vibrating physique.

“The owner and his son have been holding the scaffold once they have been electrocuted. They have been burnt past recognition” he stated.

 

A meals vendor who additionally witnessed the incident stated: “I earlier shouted as I noticed them climb the pole as a result of it was too near the excessive stress strains. Earlier than you already know it, it was solely cry for assist I heard as I ran to the home.

 

It was gathered that m police operatives from Ugbowo Police Division later evacuated the stays of the 2 victims to the mortuary whereas the others have been taken to the hospital for medical consideration.

When contacted, the State Police Command spokesman, SP Kontongs Bello stated he was but to be briefed.

 

 

Dies By Excessive Stress Electrocution In Edo

Dies By Excessive Stress Electrocution In Edo

Dies By Excessive Stress Electrocution In Edo

Dies By Excessive Stress Electrocution In Edo

Dies By Excessive Stress Electrocution In Edo