Residents of the village of El Rancho in the department of El Progreso documented the rescue of a person who was working on an electric pole. Unfortunately, the subject slipped and suffered several burns.

A man suffered second and third degree burns after being electrocuted while carrying out maintenance work on a power line pole, which occurred in the village of El Rancho, El Progreso.

Volunteer firefighters attended the emergency and climbed up to where the man was. After arduous work, they managed to remove one of his limbs from the transformers.

According to the emergency services, after saving the person, they reported that he suffered second and third degree burns as a result of the electrocution.