A Plumber Electrocuted After Trying to Fix a Poly Tank Leakage.

A 30-year-old Kwabena Nnede popularly known as T.K. was rushed to the St. Francis Xavier Hospital intensive care unit after being electrocuted but was later referred to Komfo-Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi for further treatment.

The victim is said to be a New Patriotic Party (NPP) Polling Station Executive who doubles as a plumber and was hired to fix a faulty Poly Tank situated on a storey building under an electricity high tension pole at Assin Fosu in the Central Region.

In the course of the work, the victim got contact with the high-tension cables after he had bent down, and subsequently got electrocuted. He landed flat on top of the roof and smoke was all over his body.

The timely intervention of ECG officials and the Fire Service personnel from Assin Fosu saved the victim from death who was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, the officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana had earlier warned the encroacher of the high tension of the Assin Central constituency Women's Organizer of the NPP to stop putting up the second floor under the high tension.

Since it interferes with their operations and poses a great danger to both human lives and properties, should any of the distribution lines drop or our facilities develop a fault but the owner spurned the call and was however given the green light by the physical planning officers of the municipality? 

The Assin Fosu Divisional Fire Officer, DOIII Paul Tawiah advised the citizenry to cooperate with institutions to work perfectly to avoid such an unfortunate occurrence.

 Story by Opamago Paparichy.