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Worker dies after electrocution, fall from scaffolding in Philadelphia, police say

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A man died early Saturday morning while working at a residence in Philadelphia, police said.

According to police, at 8:18 a.m., officers responded to the 2200 block of East Cambria St. after receiving a report of an industrial accident.

Police said a 30-year-old man had fallen three stories from a scaffolding after he was electrocuted while working on a private residence.

According to police, medics pronounced the man dead on the scene at 8:26 a.m.

There is no word yet on the man's identity. The incident is still under investigation.

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