Bhadohi (UP), Aug 16 (PTI) 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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