ILOILO – A teenage boy was killed and a man was injured when they were electrocuted during a foam party in Banate, a coastal town in Iloilo province.
The Banate Municipal Police Station identified the fatality as 11-year-old Prince and the injured as 25-year-old Kent.
Investigation said the incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 25.
The foam party started Wednesday night and was part of the town’s fiesta in honor of Saint John the Baptist.
Police said the victims entered an off-limits area near the stage where there were electricals for sounds and lights. The victims were wet and touched a live wire.
Videos of the incident showed people having fun until a disc jockey called for emergency responders when he saw the incident from his vantage point on stage.
The local government unit (LGU) of Banate assured assistance for families of the fatality and the injured.