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March 9, 2005. California woman dies after building fumigated.
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Posted on Wed, March 9, 2005 at http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/11093437.htm

Calif. woman dies after building fumigated

MICHELLE MORGANTE
Associated Press

SAN DIEGO - A woman died after a fumigation crew pumped toxic gas into her condominium building to kill termites, authorities said.

Residents had been advised to leave, signs were posted throughout the building, and fumigation crews did a walk-through to make sure it was empty, authorities said. But fumigation workers started hearing screams several hours later from the three-story building.

Rescuers pulled out 37-year-old Linda Williams, who died at a hospital Monday, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Wednesday.

The Medical Examiner's office said Williams was a resident of the building.

Police were questioning a relative of Williams, her boyfriend and the fumigation workers to determine what went wrong.

The cause of death was not immediately determined. Investigators said they would need at least six weeks to receive results of toxicology tests.

D&S Fumigation was using sulfuryl fluoride, a gas that can be fatal if inhaled, said county Agriculture Commissioner Kathleen Thuner. A message left for the company not immediately returned.


* Note from FAN: See follow-up articles of March 10 and August 5, 2005.


Photo of Linda Williams, age 37, who died after the building she lived in was fumigated.

 
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