Shocked by T&TEC wire...
‘Prayer pulled me through’
Aldina Diaz lies in bed at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital after receiving burns when a T&TEC wire broke and fell on her on Henry street yesterday.
Aboud to the rescue
President of the Downtown Owners Merchants Association (Doma) Gregory Aboud, who had rushed to the scene, attempted to remove the tangled high tension wires from the woman’s body by using a piece of wood.
He said: “The lady was still on the ground and was tied up in the wires.”
Aboud proceeded to use a piece of wood to take her out.
He said he was assisted by people who were on the scene to get her free.
Aboud said they were able to get the assistance of a police vehicle, which then transported Diaz to the hospital.
However, relatives have disputed the account of Aboud’s intervention.
BY RHONDA KRYSTAL RAMBALLY
Burn victim Adlina Diaz said she did not stop praying while 230 volts of electricity were running through her body.
Diaz, a 61-year-old Venezuelan national, suffered burns on her chest, left arm and upper inner thighs yesterday, when a T&TEC wire wrapped around her body for about 15 minutes.
The incident took place on Henry Street, Port-of-Spain.
“I kept praying and praying while it was burning,” she said.
She later lost consciousness because of the high voltage.
With more than a dozen relatives surrounding her bed at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital yesterday evening, Diaz laid motionless but still managed to smile.
She kept saying she was in pain.
Diaz said a police officer and a man tried to remove the wire with a stick.
She said when she regained consciousness, she saw people around her and wondered what had happened.
Up to late yesterday, arrangements were being made to have her transferred to the St Clair Medical Facility.
He also said T&TEC had assured him the utility would cover the expenses.
He said when the incident occurred, Diaz was returning from a travel agency after she had collected her ticket to travel to the United States today.
Diaz, also a citizen of the US and a mother of three, has been living in Trinidad for about two years with her 92-year-old mother at Charford Court, Port-of-Spain. Her children live in the US.
Dane said because of the high voltage of electricity which surged through his aunt’s body, her kidneys had started failing and doctors advised that she remain at hospital until 10 am today.
“The rhythm of her heart is not pumping properly...she has to remain by herself and not use up her energy...less talking is better for her,” he added
“The most important thing is that she is alive.”
Dane said the family had already spoken to a lawyer and matters concerning compensation would soon be discussed.
In a TV news report last night, T&TEC said all expenses would be paid to have Diaz flown to the Burn Unit at a Miami Hospital.
Designed by: Randall Rajkumar-Maharaj · Updated daily by: Nicholas Attai
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