ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three Boy Scouts were killed and 12 others were injured when the tent they were transferring touched a live wire during a jamboree at Abong Abong Park in Barangay Pasonanca here on Thursday, Dec. 12.
THREE Boy Scouts were killed when they were electrocuted while transferring this tent in Zamboanga City.
The incident happened prior to the Philippine Boy Scouts Jamboree opening program where around 2,000 scouts from various elementary and high schools were gathered. Mayor John Dalipe here ordered the cancellation of the activity from Dec. 12 to 15 to ensure the safety of remaining scouts and other participants.
Investigation disclosed that a group of Boy Scouts were ordered by one of the organizers to transfer the tent to the site of the program. They were moving the tent when one of the metal pipes touched a low-lying electric wire, resulting in the electrocution of the victims aged nine to 22.Three died and nine were brought to the Zamboanga City Medical Center by an ambulance of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office. Three sustained minor injuries.
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