Trying to steal copper wire from a PECO transformer, he suffered severe burns and is in critical condition, police said.

A man has suffered burns all over his body after police said he was electrocuted by a transformer box while trying to steal copper wire in Philadelphia’s Bustleton neighborhood, police said. According to police,

A man was critically burned when police say he cut a high-voltage line while he was trying to steal copper wire from a PECO power box overnight in Philadelphia.