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NH Man Shocked While Putting Up Christmas Lights With Metal Pole

MERRIMACK, NH (CBS) – A man was shocked while putting up Christmas lights at his home in Merrimack, New Hampshire Tuesday afternoon.

Firefighters say the man was badly burned when a metal pole he was using to hang lights on a large evergreen tree came into contact with a 19,900 volt power line.

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Christmas decorations damaged after man is shocked (Photo credit: Merrimack Fire)

Electricity traveled down the pole, struck the man and damaged electric decorations in the yard.

Firefighters and police responded to the home on Glen Forest Drive at 1:45 p.m. and found the man suffering from burns as a result of electric shock.

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Outlet damaged after man was shocked while hanging Christmas lights (Photo credit: Merrimack Fire)

The man was taken to a Boston area hospital for treatment.

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