A Massachusetts man’s heart stopped after he was electrocuted while hanging up Christmas tree lights, NBC Boston reported.
The 22-year-old hire had been using a pole to string the lights when he was badly shocked Wednesday morning in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
“The pole he was using was about 34 feet long, and it came in either close proximity or actually touched a primary line that was only a few feet from the tree,” said Police Officer Tim Gover. “And he got zapped from that.”

Authorities received a call that the man was unconscious and didn’t seem to be breathing.
When police arrived, the man was in cardiac arrest and a co-worker …