Electrical shock seriously hurts 2 ComEd workers in the Loop

Two ComEd workers are taken by ambulance Dec. 17, 2019, with electrical burns from the 200 block of South La Salle Street. | Emmanuel Camarillo/Sun-Times

Two ComEd workers suffered first-degree electrical burns to their arms and neck Tuesday while they were working downtown.

The men, both in their early 50s, were seriously hurt about 11:10 a.m. in the 200 block of South La Salle Street, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt.

They were taken to Stroger Hospital with burns, and their conditions were stabilized, Merritt said.

A spokesperson for ComEd did not immediately reply to a message seeking comment.