NSB Fire Dept: Electrocuted worker rescued from Canal Street roof; airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center
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Photo for Headline Surfer® by City of New Smyrna Beach / New Smyrna Beach firefighters stand at the ready to receive a worker who was electrocuted Wednesday while working on a roof in downtown New Smyrna Beach. Firefighters on the roof were able to utilize the fire department’s ladder truck to move the critically injured worker to the ground where he was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center to undergo treatment for electrical burns. His name was not released.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- New Smyrna Beach Fire Rescue crews responded to a call for a worker who had been electrocuted by coming into contact with a power line while working on a roof in downtown New Smyrna Beach.
Crews arrived on scene at 431 Canal Street 11:41 a.m. today to find the worker was still on the roof and in critical condition.
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