Archive · 16 Aug 2026

13-year-old girl electrocuted while ironing dress in Kerala

13-year-old girl electrocuted while ironing dress in Kerala

A sad accident happened in Kerala, India, when a 13-year-old girl named Swathi was using an iron to smooth her dress.

Something went wrong with the electricity, and she got a dangerous electric shock, which is called electrocution.

A family member heard a noise and ran to help her, but she was not awake.

She was taken to a hospital quickly, but sadly the doctors there said she had died.

Swathi lived with her parents in a rented house in a place called North Paravur.

The police are now looking into what happened.

Experts from the electricity board are checking the wires in the house to find out why the shock occurred.

After a postmortem examination, her body will be given back to her family.

This story reminds everyone to be very careful around electricity.

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