<p>You tend to take those overhead high tension powerlines for granted. But not when a 11 kV cable snaps suddenly and dangles dangerously for hours. <br /><br /></p>.<p>That is exactly what happened in a locality near HAL in April last year. Fortunately for residents, their collective action and relatively quick response from the local Bescom team averted big trouble. <br /><br />However, not everyone is so lucky. Here are some instances when HT lines turned fatal in different parts of the City. <br /><br />2015, DEC 14<br />Gauri Shankar, a 25-year-old businessman from Tamil Nadu was electrocuted when he came in contact with a high tension wire that passed close to the balcony of the lodge in which he had rented out a room in Madiwala. He was on the balcony, speaking on his mobile phone.<br /><br />2015, OCT 12<br />Twelve-year old student, Shreyas died of burns that he suffered when he accidentally touched a high-tension wire near his house in West Bengaluru. The resident of Deen Bandhu Nagar in Nandini Layout was playing on the terrace of his house.<br /><br />2015, MAR 29<br />Another 12-year-old boy was electrocuted while playing cricket near his HSR Layout house. He had come in contact with a hanging live high-tension wire. <br /><br />2014, OCT 14<br />A seven-year-old girl walking home from her tuition class came in contact with a live wire dangling from a streetlight in Kalasipalya. She was electrocuted on the spot.</p>
<p>You tend to take those overhead high tension powerlines for granted. But not when a 11 kV cable snaps suddenly and dangles dangerously for hours. <br /><br /></p>.<p>That is exactly what happened in a locality near HAL in April last year. Fortunately for residents, their collective action and relatively quick response from the local Bescom team averted big trouble. <br /><br />However, not everyone is so lucky. Here are some instances when HT lines turned fatal in different parts of the City. <br /><br />2015, DEC 14<br />Gauri Shankar, a 25-year-old businessman from Tamil Nadu was electrocuted when he came in contact with a high tension wire that passed close to the balcony of the lodge in which he had rented out a room in Madiwala. He was on the balcony, speaking on his mobile phone.<br /><br />2015, OCT 12<br />Twelve-year old student, Shreyas died of burns that he suffered when he accidentally touched a high-tension wire near his house in West Bengaluru. The resident of Deen Bandhu Nagar in Nandini Layout was playing on the terrace of his house.<br /><br />2015, MAR 29<br />Another 12-year-old boy was electrocuted while playing cricket near his HSR Layout house. He had come in contact with a hanging live high-tension wire. <br /><br />2014, OCT 14<br />A seven-year-old girl walking home from her tuition class came in contact with a live wire dangling from a streetlight in Kalasipalya. She was electrocuted on the spot.</p>
