A clay-products business was the scene of a tragic accident last Thursday when an 18-year-old employee became trapped in an industrial mixing machine and killed. The man has been identified as Enrique Garcia-Vazques of Tustin. The Orange County Coroner’s office stated that first responders arrived quickly, but that preliminary reports indicated that Garcia-Vazques died before they…
Four people were hospitalized after complaining of headaches and difficulty breathing inside a Costa Mesa 99 Cents Only store, according to a news report. The Costa Mesa Fire Department was called in to investigate, and evacuated the building after finding high levels of carbon monoxide inside the store. Investigators said they believe the fumes were…
A Long Island, N.Y., packaging plant was evacuated after a suspected gas leak sent 25 workers to the hospital for carbon monoxide exposure, according to a news report. Firefighters who were called to the LaMar Plastic Packaging Co. in Freeport treated an additional 20 workers at the scene for carbon monoxide exposure after they complained…