Toxic fumes kill two workers in San Antonio area
Toxic fumes killed two workers in the San Antonio area (KTRK)
Updated 42 mins ago
BEXAR COUNTY, TX (KTRK) -- Two workers died from toxic fumes while cleaning an oil tank at Pinnacle Truck Trailer and Rail in the San Antonio area.
A county fire official says both men were in their 20s and worked for Pinnacle Truck Trailer and Rail.
She said they were working to clean a large crude oil tanker to ready it for another load of oil.
One of them went was overcome by fumes when he entered the tank -- which was not ventilated properly.
The other worker collapsed just outside the tanker.
Both were later pronounced dead at the scene.
The Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating.
Watch the report above from local stations KABB and WOAI.