Police in Newfoundland say a man was fatally electrocuted Saturday by a downed power wire about 10 kilometres north of St. John’s, N.L.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says officers arrived at the scene of the incident in Torbay, N.L., at about 9 p.m.

They found a downed live wire emitting flames, and an unresponsive man.

A news release today says paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.

The release says two women were also injured and taken to hospital for treatment.{ai:summary}<p>A man was fatally electrocuted by a downed power wire in Torbay, Newfoundland, on Saturday night. Police arrived to find a live wire emitting flames and the man unresponsive. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. </p><p>#society</p>

Newfoundland man fatally electrocuted by downed power line, two women injured

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