In vault 20 feet below Fort Worth street, man suffers electric shock, authorities say
A man working in an underground vault about 20 feet below a downtown Fort Worth street was injured Thursday when he suffered an electrical shock, authorities said.
A Fort Worth Fire Department technical rescue crew retrieved the middle-aged man from the electrical vault near Texas and Monroe Streets, said Mike Drivdahl, a fire department spokesman.
The man, whose name was not released, was taken with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries to John Peter Smith Hospital, a MedStar spokesman said.
The accident occurred at about 2:30 p.m.
This story was originally published October 3, 2019 at 5:14 PM.
Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram