Five members of a family electrocuted when a snapped electric wire fell on the roof of their tin-shed house at Juri upazila in Moulvibazar district early Tuesday.
The incident took place at Mokhles Miah's house in East Goalbari at an early hours.
The deceased were Fayzur Rahman, 50, who was speech impaired, his wife Shiri Begum, 45, seven-year-old son Sayem Uddin; and two daughters--Samia Begum, 15, and Sabina Akter, 9.
Critically burnt Fayzur's another daughter Sonia Begum, 12, was sent to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.
Sarwar Alam, additional superintendent of Moulvibazar police, said the bodies were handed over to the relative of the deceased without autopsy.
Local people said, around 5:45am, rain started with strong wind. Suddenly, some villagers found fire on an electric pole. They tried to shut power connection contacted over mobile phones. After that, they went to the house of Fayzur Rahman as they saw one of the electric wires snapped from the pole fell on their tin roof.
As found no response from inside, they broke open the door and saw the bodies of Fayzur Rahman and his family members. They then immediately informed Fire Service, police and power division.
Fire Service and police members rescued Fayzur's another daughter and took to the Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.
