Two girls electrocuted in Chennai, Tangedo suspends five officials
Sindhu Kannan| TNN | Updated: Nov 1, 2017, 18:27 IST
The girls were playing near a junction box (in pic) when the they were electrocuted
CHENNAI: Two girls, both aged eight years, were electrocuted when they jumped into stagnant rain water near an electricity junction box near their home at R R Nagar in Kodungaiyurhere on Wednesday afternoon. Another eight-year-old girl escaped as she avoided stepping into the stagnant water after seeing her friends falling into the water.
Police identified the victims as Bhavana and Yuvashri, both residents of F Block at R R Nagar. They were students of a nearby government school. The two girls and their friend Akshaya were playing, as it was a rain holiday for schools.
Bhavana and Yuvashri, who jumped into the stagnant water, might have stepped on a live power cable that lay under the water, a relative of one of the girls said. They suffered electric shock and fell unconscious.
Akshaya, who noticed her friends falling, avoided jumping into the water. Hearing Akshaya' cries, residents rushed to the spot.
They alerted police and TNEB officials. The power supply was disconnected. The girls were taken to Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital where they were declared brought dead.
Angry residents staged a protest condemning negligence on the part of officials. "Most junction boxes in the locality have been lying open for several months. There was no action on our complaints from officials," said B James, a resident.
Tangedo suspended five officials, including executive engineer Kumaresan, assistant divisional engineer Rajkumar and assistant engineer Dilli, for negligence.
CHENNAI: Two girls, both aged eight years, were electrocuted when they jumped into stagnant rain water near an electricity junction box near their home at R R Nagar in Kodungaiyurhere on Wednesday afternoon. Another eight-year-old girl escaped as she avoided stepping into the stagnant water after seeing her friends falling into the water.
Police identified the victims as Bhavana and Yuvashri, both residents of F Block at R R Nagar. They were students of a nearby government school. The two girls and their friend Akshaya were playing, as it was a rain holiday for schools.
Bhavana and Yuvashri, who jumped into the stagnant water, might have stepped on a live power cable that lay under the water, a relative of one of the girls said. They suffered electric shock and fell unconscious.
Akshaya, who noticed her friends falling, avoided jumping into the water. Hearing Akshaya' cries, residents rushed to the spot.
They alerted police and TNEB officials. The power supply was disconnected. The girls were taken to Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital where they were declared brought dead.
Angry residents staged a protest condemning negligence on the part of officials. "Most junction boxes in the locality have been lying open for several months. There was no action on our complaints from officials," said B James, a resident.
Tangedo suspended five officials, including executive engineer Kumaresan, assistant divisional engineer Rajkumar and assistant engineer Dilli, for negligence.
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