2 dead, 8 unconscious of electrocution in Bauchi #worldcup

Also, tragedy struck, yesterday, after two persons were electrocuted, while eight others were unconscious at Turum viilage in Bauchi Local Government Area.
Vanguard learnt that the incident happened when 12 persons in a room were watching the World Cup match and suddenly, a live wire fell on the ground and triggered a spark.
It was gathered that boys who were watching the match in the room were terrified by the heavy spark and decided to run for their dear lives.
As the victims were running away, they mistakenly stepped on the wire and were electrocuted.
An eyewitness, who wished to remain anonymous, said two people watching the match were electrocuted when they mistakenly stepped on the live wire.
He said: “The incident took place around 11.15 pm after the Nigeria-Iran match. I heard a spark from afar but did not know what happened. It was later that people started shouting that two people were electrocuted.”
“From what I saw, eight others were affected, but they were unconscious as a result of the shock. The dead and the injured were taken to the hospital.”
State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Haruna Mohammed, said two persons were confirmed dead at the scene while eight others were receiving treatment at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi.
He said corpses of the victims had been deposited at the mortuary in the hospital while the Police had commenced investigation into the incident.