Authorities identify man electrocuted at Taunton home
by NBC 10 NEWS
Firefighters are shown among a group of people who responded to a home on Danforth Street in Taunton, where a man was fatally shocked, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (WJAR)
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Authorities have identified the man electrocuted at a Taunton home last week.
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The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office identified the victim as 58-year-old Michael Messina of North Easton.
Investigators believe Messina was trying to remove an antenna from a Danforth Street home when the antenna made contact with a nearby power line and suffered a fatal injury.
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The incident ignited the exterior of the building. The Taunton Fire Department responded around 7:30 a.m. and extinguished the fire.
Police don’t suspect foul play.
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No other injuries were reported.
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