Spark From Overhead Electric Cable Destroys Tonnes Of Standing Crop In UP

Pictures from the scene showed billowing clouds of thick dark smoke, which was visible for miles.

Tonnes of standing wheat crop was reduced to ashes in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh on Saturday after overhead electrical wires came in contact with each other and sparks flew.

Pictures from the scene showed billowing clouds of thick dark smoke, which was visible for miles.

The destruction caused great distress to around 400 farmers.