ITBP jawan among 2 hurt in transformer explosion at Katra

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 27: Two persons including an ITBP jawan got critically injured when an electrical transformer accidentally exploded near Sanjhichhat en route Vaishno Devi Cave in mountainous Katra district, today.
“Darbara Chand, 35, a lineman employed with Power Development Department and Constable Harish of 15 Battalion of ITBP (a company), resident of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand this afternoon suffered serious burn injuries when a transformer exploded at Sanjhichhat,” an official here told reporters.
The PDD official on receiving information immediately rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to the nearby Health Centre from where they were referred to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu.
“The injured had serious burn injuries on face and arms due to the impact of the explosion,” a police official said adding that leakage of an oil from the transformer could be the reason behind the incident.

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