Six people were killed Wednesday at a Colorado dairy in an accident that is being investigated as toxic gas exposure, officials said.
Six bodies were recovered when firefighters responded to “a confined space rescue” around 6 p.m., Southeast Weld Fire District Chief Tom Beach.
The deaths are being investigated as possibly being the result of toxic gas exposure in a confined space, said Jolene Weimer, deputy chief coroner for Weld County.
The accident occurred at Prospect Valley Dairy on Weld County Road 18 in Weld County, which is north of Denver, Weimer and the fire department said.
Dairy Farmers of America said the deadly accident happened at one of its member farms in Keenesburg, a small town off Interstate 76 in the southern part of the county.
“We are deeply saddened by this incident, and our thoughts and most sincere condolences go out to the friends and families of the deceased,” Dairy Farmers of America said. “At this early stage, we have no further details.”
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