ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — St. Augustine City Hall is closing for the rest of the day “due to a construction-related accident," the police department said in a social media post.
The St. Augustine Fire Department and St. Johns County Fire Rescue both responded to the incident, which happened just before 10 a.m.
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SJCFR said a man fell from a 15-foot ladder.
The man is a construction worker, but not a city employee, SJCFR said.
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He was taken to the hospital and is in life-threatening condition.
City Hall is set to reopen Monday at 8 a.m., the St. Augustine Police Department said.
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