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SoCal Window Washer Electrocuted

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- A California window washer has been electrocuted.

Huntington Beach fire Capt. Jeff Lopez says the man was washing windows at a three-story medical building at about 6:34 a.m. Tuesday when an extension rod he was holding came into contact with a 12,000 volt power line.

Fox News television in Los Angeles says a portion of the building was briefly evacuated.

The window washer's name hasn't been released.

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