3 Workers Shocked By Live Power Line
Workers Got Too Close To Power Line While Installing Sign
POSTED: Monday, September 10, 2007
UPDATED: 2:51 pm EDT September 10,
2007
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Three workers were shocked by a live power line while erecting a sign at a shopping center Monday.It happened at 1801 N.E. Eighth St.Miami-Dade fire-rescue Lt. Eddy Ballester said they were on a boom truck installing signs at a shopping center when they got too close to a high-tension power line and were shocked.Ballester said the electric shock was so intense it caused a 20- to 30-foot portion of the ground to crack. It even flattened the tires of the truck.All three people airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in serious condition. A fourth person was treated at the scene.
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