Man electrocuted while working on fiber optic lines along N.J. street, police say

Dec 01, 2023

A man was electrocuted Wednesday morning while he was working on fiber optic cable lines in Hamilton, police said.

Officers were called to 11 South Gold Drive for a report of a white bucket truck and a yellow box truck on fire, according to a statement from the Hamilton Police Department. While they were extinguishing the flames they found human remains on fire on top of the box truck.

The remains were identified as 52-year-old Cherry Hill resident Dean Kitchin, who had been electrocuted by a live wire while working on the lines, authorities said.

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