Forty buffaloes died of electrocution and around ten buffaloes suffered a severe burn after a live wire broke and fell in the pond in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh. The 33-kv overhead high tension line collapsed following a fault at Mandi Kishandas Sarai under Sadar Kotwali in Sambhal on Tuesday. Fifty buffaloes were present inside the pond while a few others were grazing nearby. Some herdsmen were at a distance. The buffaloes belonged to different families who depended on them for their livelihood. The carcass of the buffaloes have been sent for postmortem and a probe has been ordered.