SOUTH HOUSTON, Texas — An industrial worker died on Wednesday afternoon when an asphalt storage tank collapsed, burying him in three feet of the tar-like substance.
Fox 26 Houston reported that an employee at Martin Asphalt was burned alive in the city of South Houston, Texas, when the storage tank, containing 50,000 gallons of asphalt, ruptured and collapsed. Officials say the worker became trapped under three feet of 210-degree asphalt.
Houston Fire Department HAZMAT crews arrived and carried out recovery operations. The remains of the as-yet-unidentified worker were recovered from the spill. The Pasadena Fire Marshal’s Office is…
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