KANSAS CITY, Mo. --
A man was taken to a hospital after being injured on the roof of a building at 34th Street and Troost Avenue Wednesday afternoon.
The call originally was described as an electrocution.
KMBC's Dan Weinbaum reported that the man was part of a painting crew. The crew was apparently moving ropes or cables when one of the lines became energized.
Firefighters used a big ladder to get to roof of five-story building to bring man down. He was conscious when he was taken to the hospital.
Power was knocked out at the building. Utility crews were forced to shut off power to a small surrounding area.
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