SEATTLE — One man is dead, and another was injured when their aluminum ladder fell on a power line, electrocuting them both, Seattle police said.
Medics were called about 3:20 p.m. to the 800 block of 32nd Avenue, where crews performed lifesaving measures on a 55-year-old man, but he was declared dead at the scene, police said.
A 27-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.
The men were working on the outside of a building and attempted to move their aluminum ladder when a strong gust of wind blew the top of it into a nearby power line, police said.
The accident remains under investigation.
Police responded with @SeattleFire to an industrial accident in the 800 block of 32nd Ave. One man was declared dead at the scene, another taken to HMC with life-threatening injuries. More information when it becomes available.
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) November 8, 2020
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