In yet another incident, at least two persons have been electrocuted in the Calabar South area of Cross River after a high-tension cable fell on the roof of a building, housing about nine families.

Southern City News learnt that the incident, which happened at about 8pm on Monday, was the second of such in less than two months.

Eight persons had been killed on April 20, 2017, while several others got injured after a high-tension cable fell on the roof of a football viewing centre.

It was gathered that officials of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company had kept attempting to rejoin a loosely-knit cable in front of No. 14, Adak Uko Street, in Calabar South.

In the latest incident, two buildings, housing nine families, including two landlords, got burnt, while properties worth millions of naira were destroyed.

Narrating the incident to Southern City News, one of the residents of the building, Mr. Emmanuel Ibanga, said one of the buildings caught fire as soon as the cable landed on the roof.

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