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Worker Electrocuted On Top Of Dallas Building

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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Dallas Fire-Rescue says it responded to a 911 call for a structure fire around 2:25 p.m. at the Park Central One high-rise building, at 7616 LBJ Freeway on the service road.

Firefighters made there way to the roof  of the eight-story building where they found a deceased worker who had caught fire from electrocution on top of a transformer unit.

It's not yet known why the worker was on the roof or how the worker ended up on the transformer.

This is a developing story.

Worker electrocuted
Worker electrocuted on Dallas building (Chopper11)

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