Man dies after touching live wire

Published by rudy Date posted on January 20, 2016

An electrician died after he touched a live wire at a building undergoing construction in Quezon City, Monday.

Police said Marlou Partulan, 26, of Taguig City, who worked for the soon-to-rise Panorama Technohub Center in Brgy. Veterans Village, died of electrocution.

Investigation showed that prior to the incident, a fire occurred on the sixth floor of the building.

Two workers, who stopped the fire by a fire extinguisher, called Partulan for assistance on the faulty wirings.

The electrician was fixing the damaged wire at about 11:45 a.m. when he accidentally touched the stripped wire, rendering him unconscious.

He was declared dead on arrival at the Quezon City General Hospital. (Vanne Elaine P. Terrazola)

Read more at http://www.tempo.com.ph/2016/01/20/news/news-roundup/man-dies-after-touching-live-wire/#vEVh87xK2cixmelY.99

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