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Hollie Bone

Man who became 'human fireball' after 11,000-volt shock was 'dead' for minutes

A man who became a "human fireball" when he was electrocuted by an 11,000 volt shock has described the moment he came back to life after laying "dead" for several minutes.

Darren Harris, 29, had been urban exploring and collecting scrap from an abandoned steel works in Wolverhampton when he came across a switchboard and electric mains in November 2020.

Presuming they were off as the building was set to be demolished, the scaffolder put his hand on a live copper bar and was instantly "catapulted" across the room by the voltage.

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