A 52-year-old man lost his life after he got electrocuted while working on the ceiling of his house last Sunday (Nov 16).
According to a report by Sinar Harian, the incident took place at Taman Bukit Larang Indah, Telok Mas in Melaka.
Tried to resuscitate victim
The Malay daily reported that a team of five firefighters and a fire engine from the Padang Temu Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call via MERS 999 at 9pm.
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When they arrived, they found the victim lying unconscious on the house’s ceiling and brought him down.
A medical personnel performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the victim in an attempt to save his life but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The rescue operation came to a close at 10.03pm and the victim’s body was handed over to police for further action.
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