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Labourer electrocuted while cleaning drain in Mumbai

MUMBAI: A labourer was electrocuted while cleaning a drain in suburban Santacruz in Mumbai on Sunday, a fire official said.

The incident took place in the afternoon, he said.

The labourer was hired to clean a private drain of a pathology centre, where he suffered an electric shock due to a motor running at the site, the official said.

The unidentified labourer was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead, he said, adding that the Vakola police is probing the death.

(With PTI inputs)

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