2 dead from electrocution in Camp Springs, Maryland

Two cousins dead from electrocution in Camp Springs, Maryland

Two cousins from El Salvador are dead after they were electrocuted while working on the roof of a Camp Springs, Maryland church.

CAMP SPRINGS, Md. - Two cousins are dead after an apparent electrocution at a church in Prince George’s County.

What we know:

The incident occurred on the 6000 block of Allentown Road in Camp Springs, Maryland. 

FOX 5 has learned that two men working on the roof of the First Baptist Church of Camp Springs were electrocuted and killed. 

Police say the incident was an accident. 

At around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, two men using a ladder to do roofing work at the church came into contact with a 7,000-volt power line. 

 "They put the ladder up and when they put the ladder up it went in between the two wires. When they went to go lay it onto the roof it hit the wire and then they couldn't get away from it because they were already charged. They couldn't get away from it," said witness Lionel Jewell. 

Members of the victims' families came to the scene. They took away the ladder the men had used. One woman picked flowers off an azalea bush and sprinkled them on the ground where the men died.

Family members say the two men were cousins, originally from El Salvador. 

What we don't know:

The Carroll County, Maryland-based company the men worked for had no comment when reached by FOX 5 DC. 

This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 5 DC for updates.