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Police: Man Injured After Elevator Drops 10 Floors In North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A man was injured after an elevator suddenly dropped 10 floors. The victim was working on a building near 2nd and Norris Streets in North Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon.

Police say a cable snapped and the elevator fell down the shaft.

Paramedics took the man to Temple University Hospital.

There is no word on his condition.

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