A boy got an electric shock by touching a railing at a supermarket in southern China.

CCTV footage filmed in the city of Yiyang in Hunan Province on July 19 shows a 4-year-old boy leaning backwards onto a row of stainless-steel railings near the checkout counter at a supermarket.

He held the railing for nearly a minute before suddenly collapsing onto the floor.

An insider source revealed that the boy got an electric shock as there was an electrified socket nearby with a live wire coiled around the railing. The wire had exposed metallic filaments.

The informant added that the boy had developed a white blister on the bottom of his big toe due to the shock. He was taken to a local hospital for an initial checkup later that night.

On the morning of July 20, the boy's parents took him to a hospital in Yiyang City for further medical examination.

An official from the Majitang Town government commented that they had sent personnel to handle the situation immediately after receiving a phone call about the incident on the evening of the 19th.

They found the child to be out of immediate danger, and the supermarket management had already discussed the incident with the boy's parents.

As per the parents' request, the supermarket agreed to have the child examined at the hospital.

The town government official also noted that they carry out monthly inspections of the supermarket and will be urging the store management to rectify this serious safety oversight.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

7月19日晚8时40分左右，湖南省益阳市桃江县马迹塘镇一名4岁男童在当地一超市内触电。视频显示，在超市内结账台附近有一排不锈钢护栏，一个小男孩走到栏杆旁边，双手拉着栏杆向后仰，近一分钟后，小孩突然倒地。
据一名知情者透露，小男孩四岁多，倒地是因为触电，栏杆旁有一个带电插座，电线缠绕在栏杆上，电线的金属丝裸露在外。该知情人士称，男孩脚底大拇指处被电出一个白色的泡，当晚带他到当地的医院进行了简单的检查。7月20日上午，小男孩父母带孩子去往益阳市的医院做进一步检查。
马迹塘镇政府工作人员称，19日晚他们接到电话后就派人过去处理了，发现小孩没有大碍，超市方与小孩家长已经协商处理好，家长要求带小孩到医院检查，超市方同意。该工作人员还称，他们每月都会到该超市检查，将会督促超市进行整改。