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| Workman burned in 'electrical' incident in Gloucester | |
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| A workman has suffered severe burns in a suspected "electrical incident" while working on traffic signals in Gloucester city centre. | |
| The man was left with injuries to his legs, abdomen and face after the incident in Eastgate Street just before 09:45 BST. | The man was left with injuries to his legs, abdomen and face after the incident in Eastgate Street just before 09:45 BST. |
| He was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, the ambulance service said. | He was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, the ambulance service said. |
| The Health and Safety Executive has launched an investigation. Eastgate Street remains closed. | |
| An air ambulance was among the emergency services called to the scene. | An air ambulance was among the emergency services called to the scene. |
| Gloucester County Council said the man, who was carrying out work on traffic signals, had been working for Richings, a sub-contractor on behalf of Amey. | |
| Western Power tweeted some 650 homes and businesses in the GL1 area were with without power for a time on Thursday morning. | Western Power tweeted some 650 homes and businesses in the GL1 area were with without power for a time on Thursday morning. |