30 football fans electrocuted at viewing centre
The deceased were killed after being electrocuted by a high tension cable that reportedly fell on the viewing centre.
30 football fans have been electrocuted while watching a football match in Calabar
According to a report by Channels TV, the deceased were killed after being electrocuted by a high tension cable that reportedly fell on the viewing centre.
It was also reported that the football fans, who assembled at the centre to watch a UEFA Europa League quarter-final match between Manchester United and Anderlecht on satellite television, lost their lives when a live electricity cable broke from its mooring and fell on the viewing centre.
There are no official statements regarding the sad occurrence as at the time of publishing.
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