Worker electrocuted at Atlanta construction site after contact with live power lines

A construction worker was injured after being electrocuted at a job site in northwest Atlanta, according to Atlanta Fire Rescue.

The incident occurred at a three-story mixed-use development under construction on Lindsay Street, when the worker, who was on a 35-foot scaffold, accidentally came into contact with live power lines.

Atlanta Fire Rescue spokesperson Anaré Holmes said the man sustained third-degree burns, but was alert and breathing when crews arrived…

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