A Con Edison worker was electrocuted in East Flatbush on Wednesday morning and rushed to a Brooklyn hospital after going into cardiac arrest. Officers found the 47-year-old man near Kings Highway and Avenue D just after 10:30 a.m., and emergency crews performed CPR before transporting him. He was initially listed in critical condition, but police later said he is expected to recover. Con Edison confirmed the worker was injured but did not immediately provide additional information.
Scene and response
Police and the FDNY told News 12 that the man went into cardiac arrest at the scene and that EMS performed CPR before taking him to One Brooklyn Health Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center. Officers located him near the intersection of Kings Highway and Avenue D, and authorities said the worker was initially in critical condition but is now expected to recover.
Recent electrical trouble in the neighborhood
The same stretch of East Flatbush has been dealing with other power and manhole issues this winter. Overhead wire fires and manhole smoke have triggered evacuations and outages in recent weeks, as reported by ABC7. Neighbors and local officials have said Con Edison crews and the FDNY have been responding to a string of incidents across Brooklyn as the utility works on aging infrastructure.
How these accidents happen
Underground electrical work puts crews close to energized cables and sudden flash events, and utilities typically open internal reviews whenever a worker is hurt on the job. Con Edison has previously investigated fatal and serious incidents, including a short-circuit blast that killed a worker in East New York last year, News 12 reported, and those inquiries often guide follow-up safety steps and repairs.
What's next
Police and Con Edison had not released a full account of what happened as of Wednesday night. This story will be updated if Con Edison, the FDNY, or police provide additional details or an investigation report.
