Crime & Safety

Person Falls From Roof At Construction Site In Rocky Hill, Fire Officials Say

The person was injured in the incident Wednesday afternoon.

ROCKY HILL, CT — A person was hospitalized after they fell from a roof to a second level at a construction site Wednesday afternoon in Rocky Hill, according to fire officials.

The incident was reported at 1:28 p.m. at 280 West St.

A person had fallen and needed to be removed to receive medical assistance.

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Crews needed to lift the person from the second floor to the ground floor. They did so using specialized equipment, including a hoisting system attached to a truck. Crews moved the person on a stretcher at 2:13 p.m.

An ambulance transported the person, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, to a local hospital.

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No other injuries were reported.

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