Venezuela reports fatal electrical accidents in Zulia and Guárico

Fatal electrical incidents have been reported in different regions of Venezuela, highlighting risks associated with power instability and domestic wiring.

In Maracaibo, Zulia state, a three-month-old infant, Ailany Victoria Villalobos Ferrer, died after suffering severe burns from a house fire. The fire was triggered by a power surge that caused an air conditioning voltage protector to explode, igniting a mosquito net in the infant's crib. The child passed away after nine days of treatment at the Hospital Coromoto.

In Calabozo, Guárico state, a 28-year-old man with a disability, Víctor Alejandro Hernández Sulvaran, died instantly after accidentally stepping on a fan cable in his home. Local residents have expressed growing concern regarding an increase in electrical accidents and discharge incidents within households.