See what high tension cable did to people in calabar

It was earlier announced that Disaster has struck Calabar, Cross River state on Sunday, December 31, as high-tension cable electrocuted one person and destroyed many houses, as result of high voltage supply. According to The Punch, the incident, which happened at about 7.30pm, was said to have injured two persons at No. 17 Umo Orok Lane in the Calabar-South axis of the metropolis. This is the third time in one year such incident is happening. In April 2017, eight persons died at a football viewing center in Calabar Municipality when a high-tension cable fell on the roof of center.
Kalu said his wife raised the alarm at about 6.30pm when she observed sparks from the high-tension cable. His words: “The light went off but at about 7.30pm, the electricity was restored. The spark continued but the voltage was too high and before we knew it, the small transformer near my wife’s shop blew and wire fell and current started flowing through everything that had life in that vicinity. “The fire started burning the houses one after the other. I understand that Joseph had tried to disconnect the appliances in his house when he was electrocut*d. He died. I understand that he (Joseph) had planned to get married in January before his life was cut shut by electricity.” A survivor and mother of three, Patience, said the high-tension cable almost fell on her. “I am in great pain, but I am glad that I survived it. I learnt that Joseph died, it is so sad,” she said.CLICK HERE for more stories.