In Tyumen, a young woman was electrocuted while attempting to enter a building, losing consciousness and suffering a severe injury to her nail. The incident was reported by 72.ru.
The event happened during the night of August 31 in a high-rise on Farman Salmanov Street. An eyewitness found the woman on the building’s porch, bleeding and unconscious, after she pressed the intercom and simultaneously gripped the door handle with her other hand. The combination of contact with live electrical components and the metal door created a dangerous electrical arc that struck through her, resulting in the loss of a portion of her finger and nail as well as a temporary loss of consciousness.
A family member recalled that the victim had a history of heart problems, which likely contributed to the abrupt collapse. The family reported that they called emergency services repeatedly through the night, requesting that the power to the entrance be cut off as soon as possible in case another resident or a child might come into contact with the live mechanism. The mother emphasized the potential for a much worse outcome if a child or someone with a similar condition had been in the same situation.
The management company acknowledged the incident and confirmed that the fault had been remedied by the electricians who responded to the scene. Local residents indicated that a comparable incident had occurred about a month earlier, prompting discussions about the safety of shared entrances and the reliability of building electrical systems at night.
There was also a report of an earlier case in which an elderly person was hospitalized after being electrocuted by a doorbell, underscoring a broader pattern of electrical hazards at entryways in multi-story buildings. The events have raised questions about maintenance schedules, the timing of electrical inspections, and the precautionary measures in place to protect residents during evening hours. Marked citations confirm these details from local coverage and ongoing inquiries into building safety practices. [Source: 72.ru]