Man hospitalized after falling down elevator shaft

A man was in critical condition Wednesday after falling three stories down an elevator shaft of a University City high-rise, fire officials said.

Around 2:30 p.m., the man, whose name was not released, fell three floors inside a tower of the University City Science Center, officials said.

Rescue workers removed the man from the basement of the building and took him to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was being treated for trauma wounds, the official said.

Construction of the 11-story tower at 3737 Market St. began in 2012. As part of the Science Center, it houses the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.