Man Falls to His Death From Los Angeles Skyscraper

LOS ANGELES— An electrician, who was on just his second day working at what will be Los Angeles’ tallest skyscraper, plunged more than 50 floors to his death, onto a busy city intersection that hummed with a normal weekday’s bustle.It took some time ...

Maintenance workers look down South Figueroa Street toward a skyscraper under construction where a worker fell to his death on Thursday, March 17, 2016. A fire department spokesperson said the the construction worker plunged 50 stories to his death from the Wilshire Grand Tower on South Figueroa Street and hit the back of a passing car in downtown Los Angeles. AP Photo/Richard Vogel

LOS ANGELES— An electrician, who was on just his second day working at what will be Los Angeles’ tallest skyscraper, plunged more than 50 floors to his death, onto a busy city intersection that hummed with a normal weekday’s bustle.

It took some time for people below to realize the horror of what had happened, said Los Angeles Times photographer Mel Melcon, who was on assignment at the building.

“No one thought it was a body,” Melcon told his paper. “We heard no screams.”

Passerby's look up at the Wilshire Grand Tower on South Figueroa Street where a worker fell to his death on March 17, 2016. AP Photo/Nick Ut