15 die as transformer bursts in Uttarakhand

At least 15 persons died after a transformer exploded at the project site of Namami Gange, built on the banks of the Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli. The injured were shifted to higher centre in Rishikesh.
Chamoli Superintendent of Police, Pramendra Dobhal, said, “We got a call from the village that a security guard has died of electrocution. When policemen went with villagers for the spot inspection, 21 people were electrocuted and suffered severe injuries. 15 people died in a hospital and the rest are critical,” he said.
Minister in charge of Chamoli district Dhan Singh Rawat said that 15 people have died. Helicopters have been sent for rescue.
Additional Director General, law and order, V Murugesan said that 15 people including a police sub-inspector and three home guards have died due to electrocution.
A youth working in the treatment plant said to have died on Tuesday night. When police reached the place in the morning, a crowd of other people including the relatives of the deceased gathered. Some work was being done on the power line around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday when suddenly the current spread to the entire campus due to which many people got electrocuted. The injured people have been admitted to the district hospital Gopeshwar.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief over the incident and ordered a magisterial inquiry. Dhami has said proper treatment will be provided to all the injured. Along with this, strict action will be taken against whoever is found guilty.