Boy electrocuted while playing with iron ladder
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A boy believed to be aged between 10 and 12 was electrocuted while playing with an iron ladder near a shop at Sector 8 in Airoli on Monday.
According to the police, the incident occurred around 9 a.m. when the victim, who is yet to be identified, was trying to move the ladder when it came in contact with the overhead high-tension wire. The boy was charred to death.
Officials from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation Limited (MSEDCL) and the fire brigade reached the spot. “The MSEDCL officials switched off the power supply and removed the ladder,” senior police inspector Yogesh Gawade from Rabale police station said.