Workers injured at Ikenberry Commons
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Photo by: Vanda Bidwell/The News-Gazette
CHAMPAIGN — Two electrical workers were injured Monday morning at a work site at the Ikenberry Commons complex on the University of Illinois campus.
Champaign Deputy Fire Chief Eric Mitchell said the workers were burned as a result of arcing of high-voltage electricity and were transported to a hospital.
The names of the workers and the extent of injuries have not been released.
The accident is believed to have occurred sometime before 8:45 a.m. today near the corner of Second Street and Gregory Drive in Champaign.
News-Gazette photographer Vanda Bidwell contributed to this story.
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