Crime & Safety

Worker Injured After Pole Snaps In Melrose: Report

A utility worker was trapped by live wires after a pole snapped at Emerson Place, according to WHDH.

A pole snapped on Emerson Place.
A pole snapped on Emerson Place. (Mike Carraggi/Patch)

MELROSE, MA — A utility worker suffered serious injuries Monday afternoon when a pole he was working on snapped, trapping him under live wires, according to WHDH.

The incident occurred at Emerson Place.

Police did not immediately return to a request for comment.

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