Baramulla, Dec 16: The residents of Iqbal Colony in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district had a narrow escape after three electrical poles carrying high voltage distribution power lines fell on the boundary wall of some houses on Friday morning.
The incident created panic in the area and locals, soon after the incident, abandoned their houses and informed the PDD officials who rushed to the area to repair the poles.
The residents while lashing at the PDD officials said that incident occurred at around 8 am on Friday. They said fortunately electricity was off at the time of incident otherwise the incident could have caused havoc in the area.