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Pasco tree trimmer in critical condition after chainsaw hits power line

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LUTZ, Fla. — A tree trimmer is fighting for his life after hitting a power line with a chainsaw Thursday morning.

Pasco Fire Rescue said they were called to the scene on the 21000 block of Northwood Drive in Lutz around 9:15 a.m.

When firefighters arrived, they found the bucket truck the trimmer had been working from in flames. Firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, and the victim was airlifted to a hospital.

Pasco Fire Rescue said the man was in critical condition when he was taken to the hospital.