Beltangady: Close shave for elderly couple as TV explodes, shed destroyed

Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady

Beltangady, Jul 27: An elderly couple had a close shave after their television exploded all of a sudden while they were watching a programme. The cowshed next to their house was completely gutted in the incident.

The incident occured at the house of retired police officer Subbarao and his wife Jalajakshi in Kukkedi here.

In between the programme, Subbarao got up and went to another room, while Jalajakshi went to the bathroom.

At that moment, the television, which they had newly bought just about one-and-a-half years ago, suddenly exploded.

The impact of the explosion was such that the tiles and beams of the house got damaged.

The spark generated by the blast spread to the cowshed that was adjacent to the house and the dry grass stored there caught fire. The roof of the cowshed too was destroyed.

The cows that were in the shed were immediately rescued from the fire and brought to safety.

A loss of Rs 2 lac has been estimated, said the owner of the house. Jalajakshi who was shaken by the incident said that she and her husband were lucky to escape as they had gone out of the TV room at that moment.

The cause for the explosion has not yet been ascertained. It is suspected that short circuit or high voltage might have resulted in the blast.