Electrical workers injured in Troy

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Crews from a private firm were working at the Mount Ida Hydro-Electric Dam off of Congress Street Tuesday morning until something went wrong.

“Some sort of electrical event happened that caused the equipment to arc and resulted in their burns,” said Fire Chief Rich Cellucci.

An electric arc is an electrical breakdown of gas that produces a plasma spark. 

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