by CYRUS OMBATI
Monday August 21, 2023
Accident scene.
Image: THE STAR
Three children are admitted to hospital after being burnt by a live wire in Ruai, Nairobi.
The children aged six, seven and eight were in their residential flat and playing when the incident happened.
They include two girls and a boy.
The girls were first electrocuted and burnt after touching the cables.
When their cousin, a boy witnessed the burns he rushed to rescue them oblivious to the danger waiting for him.
Police said he was also burnt. Neighbours rushed to the rescue of the children and took them to hospital. Police say they are investigating the incident.
The officers handling the matter have asked Kenya Power officials to join the probe in efforts to address the issue.
Elsewhere in Mandera, a 22-year-old man was electrocuted in an incident that caused a fire in their house within Mandera Township.
The incident also left another man with serious burns.
Ibrahim Isaak Norow died on the spot after touching a live naked wire at their traditional Somali house, police said.
This prompted a fire that burnt down the house. Police say they are investigating the incident.
An autopsy was conducted on the body before it was released for burial after the August 19 incident.