Man critical after being shocked, falling off Kensington scaffold

A 27-year-old man was reported in critical condition after being shocked by an electrical wire, then falling off a three-story scaffold in the city's Kensington section on Wednesday morning, a Fire Department spokesman said.

It was about 9 a.m. when the man, who was on the 2300 block of Emerald Street, was apparently reaching for a tool but instead grabbed an electrical wire, which caused him to fall from the scaffold, Fire Capt. William Dixon said.

Medics who went to the scene found the man face down, but conscious, Dixon said. He said the man was taken in critical condition to a nearby hospital.