HYDERABAD: In a tragic incident, four family members, including two children, died from electrocution on Tuesday at Bidi Workers Colony in Kamareddy district.
The deceased were identified as 35-year-old Hamid, his wife Parveen, 30, and their children six-year-old Maheem and four-year-old Adnan. According to the police, the incident occurred when Parveen was drying clothes on an iron wire put on the wall of their house when it came into contact with live wire of an open electric fuse box. As a result, Parveen initially got electrocuted.
The woman's husband, Hamid, who attempted to rescue her died after being electrocuted. The children who went towards their parents also died from electrocution, according to M. Somanatham, Kamareddy DSP. All the four died even before reaching the emergency medical facility at Kamareddy's Government Area Hospital.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao, minister for roads and buildings V. Prashanth Reddy expressed their grief over the incident. The Chief Minister announced Rs 3 lakh ex-gratia to the kin of the deceased, while government whip Gampa Govardhan handed over Rs 25,000 as immediate financial aid to the kin of the deceased.
