Worker injured after fall from NFL Draft stage

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A man working on the NFL draft stage in Center City was injured Saturday afternoon after falling about 30 feet, Philadelphia police said.

The worker, 27, was working on the roof of a stage on the 2500 block of Spring Garden Street, near the Art Museum, when he fell just after 2:30 p.m., police said.

He was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital, where he is in stable condition, police said.

Published: April 22, 2017 — 8:46 PM EDT

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