Four people are in stable condition after being injured in an electrical incident at a construction site in the West End on Monday, according to the Alexandria Police Department (APD).
APD said that at around 11 a.m. they responded to 6336 Stevenson Avenue for a “reported industrial incident involving four males who were working at the construction site.”
“Three victims were transported for medical treatment, two with life-threatening injuries and one with non-life-threatening injuries,” APD said in a news release. “A fourth victim was treated and released on-site. All are currently stable.”
Police at the scene told a dispatcher that the injured workers were erecting scaffolding that hit power lines, resulting in the high-voltage exposures.
APD said that the power was shut off for the entire block to investigate the incident. No official cause has been disclosed.
APD officers are on scene in the 6300 block of Stevenson Ave. conducting an investigation at a construction site where three people have been electrocuted. The adult victims are being transported to a hospital, two with life threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/gLmfoR7Ic0
— Alexandria Police (@AlexandriaVAPD) February 19, 2024
Update: There were a total of four victims who sustained injury. The fourth was treated on-site and released. All are stable. Please see attached. pic.twitter.com/64drVx7EwP
— Alexandria Police (@AlexandriaVAPD) February 19, 2024