Worker Electrocuted During Maintenance at Tegucigalpa Market

Originally reported May 29, 2026 by Radio HRN

Héctor Alejandro Casco Ávila, 28, died after contacting a live wire while performing electrical maintenance near the Carías bridge in Tegucigalpa's Barrio Abajo market district, with authorities investigating possible safety protocol failures.

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