This morning (15th June), an accident occurred at our house. There's a 33,000-volt electric line running beside it. The owner of the adjacent land sold one of his trees. When cutting down a tree near high-voltage wires, it's necessary to inform the electricity office and have the line turned off beforehand. But he didn't do any of that. He came alone, didn't tie the branch with a rope, and carelessly chopped it. The branch fell directly onto the electric line and made contact with our house. As a result, electricity surged through the entire house, causing a massive explosion.
My younger brother and I were sleeping in our room. My mother was in the kitchen. Just yesterday, my elder brother and his family had left after celebrating Eid. And today, this happened.
When the explosion occurred, we woke up to the house catching fire and all the wires burning. We quickly escaped. Thankfully, we weren't physically hurt, but the fire caused severe damage to the house. After the fire was put out, the police arrived. The man who was cutting the tree, along with the one who bought it, both ran away and can't be reached by phone.
All the wires were burned. We still don't know the condition of our electronics—TV, fridge, fans, laptop, router, etc. One of our tenants on the third floor was injured and had to be taken to the hospital. I usually leave my laptop and multi-plug on the bed or nearby when I sleep. Thankfully, nothing was plugged in today. Who knows what could've happened otherwise.
Right now, there's no electricity or water. So much food stored for Eid might spoil. Allah saved our lives, but we still don't know the extent of our financial losses. We survived, but now we have to go through police procedures. Who knows how long this will take.
It's a mess. Right after Eid, this had to happen.
And for anyone wondering about insurance—no, we don't do that here. It's one of the biggest scams in our country.
Sorry for the rant. I just needed to vent.