Man dies after electrocution in Addison, 3-28-17

A 51-year-old man died and another was critically injured on Tuesday afternoon after they were shocked by power lines while cutting trees in an Addison backyard. Jose Fulgencio-Hueramo, from Melrose Park, was pronounced dead shortly before noon at Glen Oaks Hospital in Glendale Heights.

The incident happened around 11 a.m. when Fulgencio-Hueramo and another person were cutting branches near Villa Avenue and Myrick Avenue in Addison. Both individuals made contact with the power lines, causing one to fall from the ladder and the other to be stuck in the tree.

Once ComEd shut off the power, firefighters from Lombard and Addison arrived and successfully rescued the person still in the tree. One of the victims was airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.

"They were able to cut the power to the lines, and then firefighters from Lombard and Addison went up there and got the gentleman down," said Addison Fire Chief Joe Leone.

Police noted that the victims did not appear to be working with a licensed tree-cutting service. It remains unclear how they came into contact with the power lines.