Two people were injured after an explosion at a high-rise building in Atlanta that housed a U.S.
Two people were
injured after an explosion at a high-rise building in Atlanta that housed a
U.S. senator's office along with other businesses, authorities confirmed.
According to the
Atlanta Fire Department and the Atlanta Police Department, law enforcement
responded to reports of a person down after being electrocuted after an
explosion at a high-rise in Atlantic Station on Saturday at 3:08 p.m.
The fire
department said that upon arrival they found two electrical workers
"suffering from severe electrical shock."
The building
contained the state office for U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., but the explosion
was not related to the senator's office, authorities confirmed.
According to the
Atlanta Fire Department, the explosion was due to routine electrical work being
done inside 15th. floor of the building.
Due to the
explosion, one sprinkler head activated and contained a small fire in one room.
The two injured
workers were transported to the local hospital in critical condition, the fire
department said.
Sarah
Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
She is a native of
Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.
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