A man was killed Wednesday after being electrocuted and falling off of a ladder at a construction site in West Philadelphia, officials said.
According to police, the incident happened just after noon on Wednesday, when a 49-year-old man was electrocuted before he fell of a ladder while working at a construction site located along the 6500 block of Lansdowne Avenue.
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WATCH HEREThe man -- who police have not yet provided further identifying information on -- was taken to a nearby hospital where, law enforcement officials said, he was pronounced just before 1 p.m.
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