Man Electrocuted While Fixing Polytank Leakage At Assin Fosu

A man believed to be in his 30s identified as Kwabena Nnede escaped death by a whisker after electrocuted at Assin Fosu in the Central Region. The victim, a plumber by profession was then hired to fix a fault on a Poly Tank situated on a storey building under an electricity high tension pole. Information indicates that, in the course of the work, the victim got into contact with a high-tension cable after he had bent to pick up something and then subsequently got electrocuted.

He then landed flat on top the roof and got burned in the process. The timely intervention of ECG officials and the Fire Service personnel from Assin Fosu saved the victim. The victim was rushed to the St. Francis Xavier Hospital for treatment but was later referred to Komfo-Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi for further treatment.

Officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana had earlier warned the owner of the house who’s also said to be the Constituency Women’s Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to stop putting up the second floor since it poses great danger to both human lives and properties due to its proximity with the distribution lines. But that advise was ignored as she was given permission by the physical planning officers of the municipality to continue with building works.