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6 killed, 4 injured as high tension wire falls on building

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Press Trust of India Jhansi(UP)
Six persons, including three children, were today killed and four others injured when a high tension electrical wire fell on an underconstruction house here, a senior officer said.

The deceased were identified as Arvind (28), Dinesh (26), Kamlesh (24) Naman (10), Hakim (10)and Raksha (6), Additional Superinetendent of Police Shiv Sahnker Singh said.

He said that the injured have been admitted to the district hospital here.

The victim belonged to families of labourers staying in the building, he said.

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First Published: Jan 03 2015 | 1:30 PM IST

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