DUSHANBE, August 25, 2011, Asia-Plus  - One person was killed and at least five others were injured by a short circuit.

The tragedy took place in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district on August 24.  Workers were installing festive symbols when a short circuit happened.  “One of workers, Bouriboy Karimov, 28, died, while fiver other workers sustained various burn wounds and were taken to a hospital,” a source in the Firdavsi district administration said.

The Firdavsi prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into the accident.