Man electrocuted to death while moving belongings after floodwater entered rental room in Ho Chi Minh City

At around 3:15 a.m. that day, heavy rain caused water to enter rental room No. 84/6 in Alley 84 on Street 11, Quarter 32, Thu Duc Ward. After noticing the flooding, Nguyen Thanh Gian and Nguyen Le Ngan Ai woke up to move their belongings and clean up.

While Gian was pushing his motorbike outside to a safe place, Ai went up to the loft to spread a plastic sheet in preparation for moving their belongings to higher ground.

While she was on the loft, Ai heard Gian calling for help. Looking down, she saw him standing in the water, his left hand tightly gripping an electrical wire while being electrocuted.

Ai immediately switched off the circuit breaker on the loft, but the section of wire was still carrying electricity. Hearing the calls for help, other residents in the neighborhood rushed over and switched off the main circuit breaker serving the row of rental rooms.

When people entered the room, Gian had collapsed in the water, with his hand still stuck to the electrical wire.

The victim was quickly taken to Thu Duc Regional General Hospital for emergency treatment but could not be saved.

After receiving the report, Thu Duc Ward Police coordinated with the PC01 Division, the Criminal Technical Division of Ho Chi Minh City Police and the Regional People’s Procuracy No. 2 to cordon off and examine the scene.

At an electrical outlet above the washing machine beneath the staircase, authorities collected a 48-centimeter section of red twin-core electrical wire. Its plastic insulation had peeled away in several places, exposing the copper core.

According to the initial assessment, Gian may have slipped while moving the belongings and grabbed the damaged wire, which was leaking electricity. Emergency medical records from the hospital also confirmed that Gian died from electrocution.

Following the incident, the Thu Duc Ward People’s Committee directed relevant agencies to coordinate support for the victim’s family in making funeral arrangements.

Source: laodong.vn