Contractor cutting tree shocked by electrical wire; man expected to be okay

2022-08-12 23:36:58 By : Mr. xiaoxiong Chai

ST. AMANT - A contractor cutting limbs was shocked when a branch came in contact with an electrical wire and sent a current through the tree. 

St. Amant firefighters said the man was cutting limbs from a home on Drozin Mayers Road in St. Amant on Wednesday afternoon. 

Fire Chief James LeBlanc said the man is okay, but is being taken to a hospital for treatment. 

No other injuries were reported.