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One man was electrocuted and his female partner was severely burned after the couple attempted to steal copper wire from a vacant property in southern California, police said.

“I believe they thought the power was off,” said Lt. Keith Hupp of the South Gate Police Department.

“It was a pretty ugly scene,” he added.

A witness said he rushed to the site after hearing an explosion.

“I just heard a loud explosion and a lady screaming, just screaming like crazy, so I walked over there and I seen her like half burned, and she was just like crying, asking for help for her husband,” Jose Carrasco told CNN affiliate KABC.

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