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7 die in power transformer explosion in Hyderabad
By News Desk
HYDERABAD: An electricity transformer explosion in Hyderabad claimed seven lives and left 18 others injured on Friday.
Mobile phone footage of the incident showed loud and bright sparking of the Pole-Mounted Transformer (PMT) before it blew up. The explosion also reportedly damaged three auto rickshaws and a motorcycle nearby.
The police said due to the explosion, hot oil spilled from the PMT, which fell on people near the pole, including technicians of the Hyderabad Electricity Supply Company (Hesco).
The injured were taken to a local university hospital’s burns unit, from where those in critical condition were referred to Karachi. Two of the injured people were Hesco linemen.