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As I was walking through Ruggles Station to get a Jamaican patty this morning (just a few minutes ago), there was a huge crowd of firefighters, and a few cops and EMTs. I saw that a large cluster of passengers was gathered in a clump between the turnstiles and the escalators, and the escalators were roped off. I asked the vendor if she knew what was going on, and she said that a young guy had jumped onto the tracks and been electrocuted. (Fortunately not hit by a train — that’s really rough on the conductors.)

Just after that, they wheeled the (presumed) body out of the elevator on a stretcher. They had an oxygen mask on him, but there was no sense of urgency, so I’m pretty sure they thought he was dead. *Sigh*.

There were at least 20 firefighters there. I imagine Orange Line service will be delayed for a while.

[Edit: This article says he’s “being treated for serious burns”, so evidently he didn’t die. Hope he recovers.]

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gatopreto.livejournal.com

Though I am an EMT, I haven't had to dealing with someone dying on me on the spot, though there have been a few that made it to the hospital then died later. The optimist in me says they weren't rushing because he was stable, though I am sure there will be news about it.

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agaran.livejournal.com

I did EMT work, also, and have had my own significant exposure to too much death. The hardest thing I had to convince myself of was (1) that things would have been worse had I not been on the scene, and that (2) even if I hadn't been there, this (whatever the tragedy was) would still have happened. It wasn't easy.