Three young men in Dien Chau commune were electrocuted and hospitalized in critical condition after a bamboo Neu pole they were erecting tangled with a 35 kilovolt power line.
A couple in Nhan Hoa commune was electrocuted when their bamboo New Year's pole entangled with a 35 kV power line, leaving the wife with severe burns and a risk of limb amputation.
An 11-year-old boy died after accidentally touching an exposed lamppost, leading to legal action against four individuals responsible for unsafe construction practices.
A 75-year-old woman feigned death, lying motionless as her nephew, Nguyen Van Thu, electrocuted her and pressed a pillow over her face to steal money and gold.