Electrocution incident (KPRC 2)
HOUSTON – One person is dead and another was injured after an electrocution incident involving power lines in the Acres Homes area of Houston Wednesday.
It happened in the 8500 block of Observatory Street.
The Houston Fire Department says a bucket on a bucket truck was being raised into trees. In the trees were power lines that were hidden from view.
The incident happened as the bucket was being raised. One worker was pronounced dead at the scene. Another worker was reportedly injured, but its unclear to what extent. The second worker was transported to the hospital.
HFD says it is unclear what the workers were working on or who they work for, but said they may have possibly been contractors.
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