Slauharad tragedy: three people died of methane poisoning
Three other people are in a serious condition after an incident on the territory of Ahneuskaye pigsty in the village of Svensk.
Workers got poisoned on methane while cleaning a sewage header. Employees of the enterprise took five workers out by the time rescuers arrived. The rescuers lifted the fifth person but he was already dead.
Three workers died: two interval plumbers (born in 1980 and 1985) and a gas welder (born in 1968). Two other internal plumbers and a plant engineer were taken to hospital. An investigation has been started.
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