MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A man who was working for a Florida Power & Light subcontractor died of electrocution on Wednesday in south Miami-Dade County after live wires made contact with his work truck, police said.
A witness said he called 911 after he saw the man fall, shake and catch on fire in the Palmetto Estates neighborhood. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Southwest 162 Terrace and 107 Avenue.
“The truck came into contact with this line and the truck did catch on fire,” said Detective Luis J. Sierra, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Fire Rescue personnel rescued the worker near FPL bucket trucks and power lines and rushed to Jackson South Medical Center’s Ryder Trauma Center. Firefighters extinguished the bucket truck fire.
Shawn Johnson, a spokesman for FPL, released a statement confirming Sierra’s report by also saying the contractor “came into contact” with a power line.
“It’s a dangerous job,” Sierra said.
The residents in the area reported power outages.
Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Frine Gomez and Managing Editor Alissa Merlo contributed to this report.
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