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- The post shares CCTV footage of a March 9, 2026, electrocution incident at an Indian Oil petrol pump in Medaripet, Telangana, where two daily-wage laborers died after their metal scaffold contacted an 11 kV overhead line, while a third escaped by jumping clear.
- Video analysis reveals immediate arcing and convulsions upon contact, highlighting the 11 kV line's lethality—capable of instant death via ventricular fibrillation, as per electrical safety studies from the International Electrotechnical Commission.
- Replies underscore the event's commonality in India, with over 10,000 annual electrocution deaths reported by the National Crime Records Bureau, often due to unregulated infrastructure and inadequate worker training on power line clearances.