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Over 34 Football Fans Die Over Electric Cable Tragedy by shaklisco(m): 8:15am On Apr 21, 2017 |
No fewer than 35 persons watching the Europa League football match between Manchester United and Anderlecht perished in Calabar on Thursday evening. A survivor told one of our correspondents that a transformer near the viewing centre located in the Iyang - Esu area of the Calabar Municipal Local Government Area exploded during the match and this caused a high -tension cable to drop on the viewing centre . The survivor said amid sobs, “ It happened during the match between Manchester United and Anderlecht . I heard a deafening bang . I rushed out to see what was happening . When I turned back to go inside the viewing centre , I saw a cable coming down on the centre and this electrocuted the viewers in the hall . “ It was a horrible sight to behold . I wish I didn’ t come out to watch the match . Come to think of it, I have DStv at home but I enjoy watching matches at viewing centres. I could have been dead. I can ’t believe that the people I was chatting and joking with a few minutes ago are all gone in a most anguishing way . This world is vain. ” A resident , who spoke on condition of anonymity, said more than eighty persons were in the hall when the cable came down . The resident said , “The whole thing happened within a minute or two. It happened about 9 : 48 pm. Those that died have been taken to the mortuary . A few that survived have been taken to hospitals . ” The Police Public Relations Officer , Cross River State Command , Irene Ugbo, confirmed the incident . She said the number of casualties would be confirmed on Friday (today ) . |
Re: Over 34 Football Fans Die Over Electric Cable Tragedy by Damibiz(m): 8:26am On Apr 21, 2017 |
Oh God,my the spirit of united Trinity give their families the fortitude to bear the lost |
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