Power transformer explodes in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, 16 killed
In a tragic incident on Wednesday, 16 people, including a cop, were killed and eleven others injured, some seriously, when they reportedly came into contact with live electricity at the Namami Gange Project site in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, about 600 kilometres from here.
According to police sources, the death toll could increase as some of the injured were in critical condition. Six injured were rushed to the AIIMS in Rishikesh by a chopper while five were admitted to the district hospital.
The incident happened after a team of policemen and some other persons working at the Project went to the site following reports of the death of the caretaker of the site, Ganesh Lal, after coming into contact with live electricity.
