Young Indian man catches fire after stepping on live wire

  • 5 years ago
A young Indian man captured on CCTV going up in flames after stepping on a live wire in Navi Mumbai on September 20.

The incident happened when a 20-year-old named Shubham Sony accidentally stepped on a wire lying in the open.

As a result, the boy caught fire and suffered several critical injuries.

The third-year student of management studies was on his way to class when he stepped on the cables causing a minor blast to take place resulting in Sony catching fire.

Sony is seen running backwards, throwing his backpack away.

After catching fire he ran towards a water drum frantically pouring water on himself in a bid to douse the flames.

According to doctors he has suffered 25% burns injuries and will take around a month to recover.

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