A man was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after falling from the roof of a two-story modular being assembled at Wesley's Housing Center on East Tenth Street.

Deputy Chief Andy Jackson of the Roanoke Rapids Police Department said a construction crew was putting the roof on when it appeared a stiff arm shifted and caused the man to fall.

The man's name or condition was not immediately available. It is known he was working for a contractor and not the modular home business.

Jackson said the man fell into construction material on the ground.