ORMOC CITY– A 23-year-old construction worker from Ormoc City is in stable condition after being electrocuted while working on a building site in Barangay Caray-Caray, Naval, Biliran on Monday morning, August 18.
Police identified the victim as “Clai,” who was hauling angle bars to the second floor when the materials accidentally touched a live wire of the Biliran Electric Cooperative (BILECO), causing him to suffer an electric shock and fall to the ground.
Responding police and NAVRU personnel rushed the victim to Biliran Provincial Hospital, where he is recovering. Authorities reminded construction workers to observe strict safety measures to avoid similar accidents.
(ROBERT DEJON)
