Four deaths related to electrocution have been reported in Mpumalanga. Image: Pixabay.
Three men sustained serious burn wounds after they were electrocuted while working on a generator at an Alberton shopping centre.
Four deaths related to electrocution have been reported in Mpumalanga. Image: Pixabay.
Three men suffered serious injuries in Alberton, Gauteng on Wednesday afternoon, 20 July. The incident occurred at a local shopping mall.
According to paramedic service ER24, the three men were left with “serious burn wounds” after they were electrocuted while working on a generator at a shopping centre in Alberton.
ER24 medics arrived at the scene at approximately 15:00 and found the men outside the generator room.
“Medics quickly assessed the men and found that they had all sustained serious burn wounds,” said a spokesperson.
The three men were treated at the scene and given pain-relief medication before being transported to a private hospital for urgent treatment.
The authorities are investigating the matter.
In an unrelated incident, a man and a woman were injured in an alleged armed robbery at a Benoni mall on Wednesday afternoon.
Paramedics arrived at the scene and were led to the back of a shop where the victims were. The man had a minor gunshot wound to his buttocks while the woman also suffered a minor injury to her chest.
Both patients were transported to a hospital for further care.
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