Worker Falls From Ladder In Frankford
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Police and fire personnel were called to Sellers Street, near Penn Street in the Frankford section of the city earlier today for a serious fall , When they arrived they found a 35 year old male unresponsive laying on the sidewalk.
He was working on a house and apparently fell from a ladder. Before he hit the ground, the man hit some electrical lines, which electrocuted him. He had no vital signs when he was transported to Temple Hospital. A trained medic from Engine 14 was in the back of the ambulance helping the medics.
It is unknown if the man was a contractor or who he worked for. Police did not say what kind of work was being preformed.