Harbin woman killed by electric shock from karaoke mic
Staff Reporter 2013-08-02 12:20
The karaoke bar in Harbin. (Internet Photo)
A 21-year-old woman died on July 29 after she received an electric shock from a microphone in a karaoke bar in Harbin, capital of northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, reports the local Heilongjiang Morning News.
The woman, surnamed Li, was singing karaoke with friends, holding the microphone when she suddenly fell on the sofa. Her friends said they initially thought Li was playing around, but they soon saw that her eyes kept rolling and her body gave off static shocks when touched.
Some of party rushed from the room to find help, crying out that the power should be turned off as the microphone had electrocuted their friend, the paper said. Li was sent to a local hospital but could not be revived.
One of Li's friends said they had attempted to change rooms when they found that something was wrong with the karaoke machine, but their request was rebuffed by staff. The karaoke bar remains open after the incident, but staff said the room used by Li and her friends has been closed pending further investigation.
The incident is one of a spate of recent reports in China regarding deaths caused by electric shocks. Ma Ailun, a 23-year-old flight attendant from northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region reportedly died after receiving an electric shock from a bad quality phone charger on July 11.
