At least 16 people died and six were injured in a wastewater treatment plant in Uttarakhand state, suspected to be due to electrocution.
Dhan Singh Rawat, head of health services in Uttarakhand state, northern India, said a security guard was electrocuted at around 11:30 today while on duty at a wastewater treatment plant in Chamoli district. When local people gathered there, they touched the electrified metal fence and were also electrocuted.
Officials said that among the 16 fatalities were a police officer and three members of the civil defense force. The civil defense members died while trying to save the police officer who had been electrocuted.
Victims are moved after an electrocution incident at a factory in Uttarakhand state, northern India, on July 19. Photo: ANI
The injured are receiving treatment at the hospital. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered an investigation into the incident and offered his condolences to the family of the victim.
"The circumstances leading to the tragedy will only be clarified after a detailed investigation. However, it appears to have been an accident caused by electrocution," said Himanshu Khurana, a judge in Chamoli district.
The wastewater treatment plant where the incident occurred is part of an Indian government program to conserve the Ganges River.
Huyen Le (According to Reuters , Hindustan Times )
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