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Construction worker dies after fall in Old City

The worker fell four stories on Thursday afternoon.

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A police cruiserRead moreJessica Griffin

A construction worker has died after falling four stories from an Old City building.

The incident happened near 3rd and Arch streets at about 2 p.m. Thursday, Philadelphia police said.

The 28-year-old man was working on the site when he fell. The man was transported to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 3 p.m.

The medical examiner's office has not yet released the man's identity.