{"id":1267685,"date":"2022-12-19T22:34:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T22:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/19\/mason-battling-for-life-after-electrocution\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T22:34:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T22:34:15","slug":"mason-battling-for-life-after-electrocution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/19\/mason-battling-for-life-after-electrocution\/","title":{"rendered":"Mason battling for life after electrocution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"397\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/electrocution-featured-image-1-696x397.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Electrocute\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">File photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A mason, only known by the name Kojo, is battling for his life after he was electrocuted by power lines close to a building he was working on.<\/p>\n<p>The two-storey building is located at Berekuso in the Eastern Region and situated close to a high-tension power line.<\/p>\n<p>Kojo was said to have completed his plastering work and was about to descend from the platform he mounted for the job when the metallic shovel he was working with mistakenly touched the live cables.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cable-house-2-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"Mason battling for life after electrocution\" class=\"wp-image-10032231150\" title=\"Mason battling for life after electrocution\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The middle-aged man is in critical condition and is receiving treatment at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>According to a relative, the owner of the structure, named \u2018Nana One\u2019 refused to take full responsibility for the accident until the intervention of the Ghana Police Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cHe was plastering the rooftop of the building right close to the high-tension cable. The task he was given was a risky one. There is no interval between the cable which resulted in the shovel touching the cable and catching fire\u2026Nana One did not want to own up until the Police,\u201d the relative said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Akuapem South Municipal Assembly has issued a two-week ultimatum to the owner of the house plus five other house owners to vacate the premises.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Assembly, the buildings were put up without a permit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cable-house--1024x442.jpg\" alt=\"Mason battling for life after electrocution\" class=\"wp-image-10032231151\" title=\"Mason battling for life after electrocution\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking to JoyNews on Monday, the engineer at the Assembly, Frank Ntiamoah said his outfit has called for the demolition of the building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, we had a call from the community that someone is building under high tension about two years ago. We went to stop the man from building since he did not have a permit in the first place. Not knowing he has continued the work after we went away. We have therefore written a letter to him to demolish the structure within two weeks and we will take action if he failed to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the family of the victim has not yet lodged a formal complaint against the owner of the house to the Police and is considering doing so.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Ks42m3TLCpw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Poor Infrastructure: Hwidiem M\/A Basic School\u2019s headmistress appeals for help (19-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ks42m3TLCpw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo A mason, only known by the name Kojo, is battling for his life after he was electrocuted by power lines close to a building he was working on. The two-storey building is located at Berekuso in the Eastern Region and situated close to a high-tension power line. 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