A WOMAN who was electrocuted while relieving herself at a
Zesa sub-station in Bulawayo City Centre on Thursday afternoon has been
identified as Ms Samukeliso Moyo of Fort Rixon.
Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube
confirmed her identity but said police could not establish her age.
He said they were investigating a case of sudden death. The
incident occurred in a sanitary lane near a vegetable market along 5th Avenue
between Robert Mugabe and George Silundika streets.
Ms Moyo reportedly came to Bulawayo to order some goods for
resale.
According to reports she could not access a Bulawayo City
Council public toilet as it was locked and she went into the sanitary lane to
relieve herself. According to vendors who were nearby, they heard a spark sound
coming from the sanitary lane and one of them rushed to see what was happening
only to find the woman electrocuted.
“We heard a spark and someone went to investigate only to
find the woman lying facing downwards. She apparently told someone she was
pressed and could not wait to find a proper ablution facility,” said a vendor
who declined to be named.
Ms Moyo was reportedly in the company of a child.
The incident, which occurred around 1pm, caused a power
outage that affected the whole Central Business District (CBD) with some areas
going for more than 24 hours without power.
Zesa’s acting western region general manager Engineer Lloyd
Jaji said electricity supplies were restored after three hours in some parts of
the CBD while an area directly supplied from the sub-station was only restored
yesterday afternoon. “The area from Leopold Takawira going upwards was restored
approximately around 3.30pm while the remainder going northwards had
electricity back just after 6pm. However, a small portion supplied directly by
the sub-station got back on the grid yesterday around 4.30pm,” he said.
Eng Jaji urged members of the public to stay clear of
electricity infrastructure as a safety measure. Sunday news.
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