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Sources: Con Edison worker electrocuted in East Flatbush

Officers found the 47-year-old man just after 10:30 a.m. near Kings Highway and Avenue D.

Zoe Cosgrove

Feb 19, 2026, 5:52 AM

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Police sources say a Con Edison worker was electrocuted in East Flatbush Wednesday.

Officers found the 47-year-old man just after 10:30 a.m. near Kings Highway and Avenue D.

The FDNY says the man went into cardiac arrest and EMS performed CPR before taking him to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center.

He was initially listed in critical condition but is now expected to recover, according to police.

Con Ed confirmed that the worker was injured but did not provide additional information.


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