Worker electrocuted by power lines
Takoma Park police are investigating the accidental electrocution death of a worker Saturday morning. Police said an officer dispatched to the 7400 block of Jackson Avenue around 9:21 a.m. found a man engulfed in flames, touching an aluminum ladder in contact with a power line. Police immediately called Pepco to shut off the power but were unable to intervene or extinguish the fire until part of the ladder melted away, breaking the electrical charge, police said.
The victim, Orlando Hernandez, 48, of Hyattsville, Md., immediately succumbed to his injuries.
A preliminary investigation showed he had been hired by a homeowner to trim a tree when the ladder he was holding came into contact with the high-voltage power line, which was carrying 7,620 volts of electricity, police said.
A Pepco spokeswoman said the company is cooperating with police in the investigation.
75-year-old man slain in Woodbridge
Prince William County police say they are investigating the death of a 75-year-old man as a homicide.
Kwang Hur was found dead in his apartment on the 13900 block of Hedgewood Drive in Woodbridge at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, said 1st Sgt. Kim Chinn, a police spokeswoman.
Chinn said Hur’s wife had been away from the apartment and found him slain in their living room when she returned.
She said there were no signs of forced entry at the apartment.
– Liz Essley
v
– Liz Essley
