Two Gepco linemen electrocuted in Sialkot
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SIALKOT: Two Gepco linemen were electrocuted while another sustained serious burns near Kharana Stop on Sialkot-Kingra Road in Sadr police limits on Wednesday.
Linemen Muhammad Arif and Muhammad Aslam and Assistant Lineman Muhammad Ashfaq were busy repairing a transformer when suddenly they received electric shocks. As a result, Arif and Ashfaq were killed on the spot while Aslam received serious burns. The injured man was shifted to a hospital by Rescue 1122.
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