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Hollie Bone & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Man who became 'human fireball' after 11k volt shock 'saw life flash before eyes'

A man who became 'a human fireball' after being electrocuted by an 11,000 volt shock has spoken of how he 'saw his life flash before his eyes' before lying dead for several minutes.

Darren Harris had been collecting scrap while urban exploring an old steel works in Wolverhampton when he stumbled upon a switchboard and electric mains in November 2020.

Believing they were off as the building was abandoned and set to be demolished, the 29-year-old grabbed a live copper bar and was immediately "catapulted" across the room by the electric shock.

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