A total of six burn injuries were reported in Parade Ground based sub station while the workers were removing the technical snags early in the morning.
The physical condition of the injured is reported to be stable except one victim who was referred to the higher centre for the advance medical treatment. The incident took place early on Wednesday morning when the workers were trying to remove the technical snags at the Parade Ground based sub-station in Dehradun.
After hearing the agonies of the victims, the employees managed to evacuate and rushed immediately to the Pt Deen Dayal Hospital for the medication. The victims were identified as Sudhir Goyal (45), son of Raj Kumar Goyal, resident of Tilak road received 15 per cent burn injuries and Ashok Kumar (50), son of Nanak Chand, resident of Mathurawala, received 40 per cent burn injuries whereas as JE, PS Rajwar (59), son of lS Rajwar resident of Badripur, received 20 per cent burn injuries.
The another victim Rajesh Kumar Verma (28), son of Ashok Kumar Verma, resident of Sayeed Mohalla received 20 per cent burn injuries and Gagan (27), son of Sumran, resident of Ajabpur Khurd received 20 per cent burn injuries whereas Pyare lal Joshi (37), son of Girdhari lal Joshi, resident of Raiwala received 25 per cent burn injuries.
The condition of all the victims is reported to be stable and was discharged from the hospital after giving them necessary medical aid to them, except Ashok Kumar, who has been referred to the higher centre for the advance medical treatment. Well-established sources revealed that the victims received thermal burn injuries in the absence of proper cleanliness at the sub station.
However, after considering it as a serious matter, the department has ordered probe into the matter. Sources confirmed that the Deputy General Manager, Uttarakhand Power Corporation limited, RS Barathwal, will enquire into the matter.
Meanwhile, several areas that receive electricity from Parade Ground based sub-station continued to face the power outage till Wednesday late evening and the department officials claimed that the extra force has been deployed for resuming the electricity to the affected areas of the capital city.