The Pella Police Department reports two construction workers have been killed in an apparent accident Saturday morning.

Pella Police Chief Shane McSheehy says an initial investigation determined on a preliminary basis that the two men were working to install fiber and accidentally hit a high voltage electric line on Main Street near Lincoln Elementary at 8:40 a.m., and died as a result. McSheehy says several calls came in of a loud boom in the area, and power was out for several residents in the neighborhood.

Genis Urgell Rueda, 35, and Nelson Joani Figueroa, 20, both of Richmond, Virginia, were pronounced dead on scene and their names have been released now that the family has been notified, and a third worker– Jhoni Cruz-Navarro, 24, also of Richmond, was transported to Pella Regional Health Center with minor injuries.

City of Pella electric rerouted power in the area and made repairs. The Pella Police Department was assisted by Pella Fire, Pella Ambulance, and Marion County Emergency Management, with many neighbors assisting officers on scene as well.