Six injured after electrical accident at Christchurch fertiliser manufacturing plantGRANT MATTHEW/FAIRFAX NZ A contractor in his 60s is in a serious condition in hospital after he received an electric shock at the Ravensdown fertiliser factory in Christchurch. Ravensdown staff called an ambulance and helped the seriously injured man until paramedics arrived. Campbell understood the five staff taken to Christchurch Hospital with "minor injuries" had inhaled smoke, and had since been given the all clear. An investigation is under way after six people were injured – including one seriously – in an electric shock incident at a Christchurch factory. A man in his 60s, a contractor, was taken to Christchurch Hospital's emergency department in a serious condition.

Source: Stuff June 15, 2016 23:18 UTC