Thursday, September 6, 2007

Three children electrocuted in Uttarakhand

Bazpur (U'khand), Sep 6: In a tragic incident, at least three children died and three others sustained grave injuries when they came in contact with a high tension wire in Bazpur in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, Sahara Samay sources said.

According to the sources, the incident took place while children were playing hide and seek.

Oblivious of the fact that high tension live wire was lying near an adjacent building, some children went upstairs. Three of them were electrocuted there and then while six others suffered injuries.

The condition of one among those injured is stated to be critical and doctors have referred him to Moradabad.

Meanwhile, the Uttarakhand Chief Minister, B.C. Khanduri, has expressed his grief over the tragic death of children.

He announced an ex-gratia of Rs 50, 000 each to the next of the kin of the deceased. He also announced Rs 10, 000 each to those

http://www.saharasamay.com/samayhtml/articles.aspx?newsid=83948

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