High Tension Cable Kills 30 Football Fans In Calabar
FILE PHOTO: over 30 fans electrocuted at Calabar viewing centre[/caption]
No fewer than 30 football fans have died in Calabar after a high tension cable fell on a viewing centre, leading to their electrocution on Thursday night.
The fans were said to have gathered at the centre in Atimbo area of Calabar to watch the UEFA Europa League quarter-final match between Manchester United and RSC Anderlecht when the incident occurred.
Speaking with Channels TV after the ugly incident, a survivor said a transformer near the viewing centre exploded during the match, which caused a high-tension cable to drop on the centre.
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“It happened during the match between Manchester United and Anderlecht. I heard a deafening bang. I rushed out to see what was happening,” he was quoted as saying.
“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.”
