Toxic Fumes Kill Two at Metal Smelting Plant
<i> Associated Press</i>
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. —
Leaking carbon monoxide fumes at a metal smelting plant killed two workers and injured eight others Saturday, authorities said. A damper that regulates carbon monoxide flow was closed, trapping a large concentration of fumes in the room where the victims were working, officials said.
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