Two persons died on Friday due to electrocution while working on construction of a house in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district, police said.
The incident happened in Malepur village in Surwaya area.
Construction work was going on in 25-year-old Satish Vaish's house and an iron rod came in contact with high-tension wire, killing him and labourer Kamlesh Gautam (35) on the spot, they said.
Bodies of the victims have been sent for postmortem, the police said.
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