A preliminary investigation carried out by Energy Fiji Limited has revealed the cause of the electrocution which resulted in the death of a 25-year-old farmer last weekend.
Energy Fiji Limited says the victim had come in contact with a live steel wire which had been previously used as a clothes line.
The investigation revealed that the clothes line was tied to the roof at one end while the other end was lying on the ground and had become electrically alive due to a wiring fault in the house.
Energy Fiji Limited says the wiring had been carried out poorly and illegally by an unlicensed electrician and had not been inspected or approved by an Energy Fiji Limited inspector.
The victim’s younger brother who is 24 and his two children aged 4 and 6 had also sustained burns to their arms and legs due to receiving electric shocks.
