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Six electrocuted while working on septic tank
Police in the Philippines say six people have been electrocuted while working on a septic tank with a light bulb.
Reports from police and DZRH radio station say eight people were working on the septic tank in Guinlajon village in the central Bicol region when one of them was zapped after being exposed to a live wire. Five others who came to his help were also electrocuted late on Monday.
Police spokesman Agrimero Cruz says two people survived and are being treated in a hospital for severe burns.