Two people died and 10 others, including children, were injured from
electrocution at Jamuriburi and Pramanikpara villages following blast
of a power transformer in Tentulia upazila on Sunday night.
The deceased were identified as Yakup Ali, 50, son of Abbas Ali of
Jamuriburi village, and Shahida Begum, 35, wife of Abdul Mannan of
Pramanikpara village.
Md Moniruzzaman, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Tentulia upazila,
said Yakup and Shahida died from electrocution as they came in contact
with live wires separately after an electricity transformer covering
both the villages exploded with a big bang in Muhurihat area igniting
11,000 KV power line around 8:30pm.
At least 10 people, a few getting shocked and others while running
helter-skelter in panic were injured in the incident.
Monoj Kumar Roy, officer-in-charge of Tentulia Police Station, and the
UNO visited the spot.
The injured were rushed to Tentulia Upazila Health Complex. -UNB, Panchagarh
