"A call to duty ended in tragedy for a fire officer on Wednesday night.
Christopher Edwards, 53, was electrocuted and killed when he came into contact with a live Barbados Light & Power cable after responding to an emergency call.
Details remained sketchy up to Press time .
Edwards’ wife, Cheryl, was on the scene and spoke to the media.
“I was home in the gallery with a neighbour when I got a call from the fire service asking for him. I told them to call him. I told my neighbour ‘I would hate to get a call and hear my husband died’ and quick so I get a call from somebody telling me to come to the scene,” she said."
Christopher Edwards, 53, was electrocuted and killed when he came into contact with a live Barbados Light & Power cable after responding to an emergency call.
Details remained sketchy up to Press time .
Edwards’ wife, Cheryl, was on the scene and spoke to the media.
“I was home in the gallery with a neighbour when I got a call from the fire service asking for him. I told them to call him. I told my neighbour ‘I would hate to get a call and hear my husband died’ and quick so I get a call from somebody telling me to come to the scene,” she said."
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