Three children suffer burns in Palghar while retrieving kite from power line
The children were attempting to retrieve a kite entangled in a high-tension overhead power line in the Jeevan Nagar area of Vasai.
Three children sustained burn injuries on Monday while trying to retrieve a kite from a high-tension overhead power line in the Jeevan Nagar area of Vasai (West), according to ThePrint.
The incident occurred in the Palghar district of Maharashtra when the children attempted to get a kite that had become entangled in the lines managed by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL).
Assistant Police Inspector Sopan Patil said the contact triggered a severe electrical discharge. Among the injured are 10-year-old Piyush Yadav and 12-year-old Shivraj Yadav, who sustained burn injuries ranging from 25 per cent to 30 per cent.
The two children are currently receiving treatment at a civic-run hospital, Patil said.
Local residents stated the incident happened while the children were flying a kite using banned Chinese manjha, an abrasive string, which came into contact with the high-voltage wire.