The owner (58) of an auto wash facility and a worker (54) died of suspected asphyxiation after the duo rescued another worker, who had fainted inside the empty chemical cargo tank of a lorry while cleaning it.
According to the police, the tanker lorry driver (48) took the vehicle to the wash facility for cleaning. The police said he went inside the tank with a piece of cloth covering his face and without wearing any protective equipment, soon fainted inside. Noticing this, the police said, the two workers at the facility went inside the tank and rescued the driver. However, by the time they had handed him over to fellow workers outside the tank, they both grew faint and fell unconscious as they too had not worn any protective gear.
Fire and rescue services personnel reached the spot and sent the two would-be rescuers to a hospital, where the doctors declared them dead on arrival. The doctors suspect the two may have died due to asphyxiation. The chemical transported in the vehicle, is used to decolorize dyeing sewage.
