The officials, who were on night patrol duty, had reached the area after receiving information that a wild elephant had breached a solar-powered electric fence. Athirappilly, Kerala: Three forest department personnel were injured after a wild elephant charged at them in Thumboormuzhy in Thrissur district early Wednesday morning. The incident happened around 6 am when the elephant suddenly charged at the officials, who ran to escape the attack. The officials, who were on night patrol duty, had reached the area after receiving information that a wild elephant had breached a solar-powered electric fence. The elephant subsequently charged at the officials while moving along the road, forcing them to run for safety.