UPDATE: Trinity County Officials Confirm Two Bodies Recovered From Manhole

Fatal gas exposure kills 3 workers in Trinity County

TRINITY COUNTY, Texas — Three workers died Wednesday after being exposed to toxic gas while working in a manhole in Trinity County. Fire Chief Jason Oliphant of Montgomery County ESD 1 told CW39 that emergency crews were called around 5 p.m. and used self-contained breathing apparatus to assist in recovering the men, who were found unconscious and later confirmed dead. The incident prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order for a quarter-mile r…

Sheriff’s office releases names of men who died from toxic gas in Trinity County

Law enforcement from several agencies responded to Trinity County Wednesday night after toxic hydrogen sulfide gas was detected at a work site.

Timeline shared by chief deputy explains how 3 men died of toxic gas in Trinity County

“Three men had fallen into kind of a manhole and there was a strong odor of gas, and the men were unresponsive,” said Trinity County Chief Deputy Jeremy Carroll. He said they arrived on scene to find the gas in the manhole, and they had to wait and call backup help to recover the men.

UPDATE: Trinity County officials confirm two bodies recovered from manhole

UPDATE: Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace confirmed that two bodies were recovered from a manhole and the deaths were not a direct result of a gas leak. Wallace said officials are still working on recovering the third body. TRINITY COUNTY, Texas (KETK) -- Three people are dead in southeast Texas after inhaling toxic sewer gas on Wednesday afternoon. Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace said recovery efforts are underway after they received re…

3 found unconscious due to hydrogen sulfide leak in Trinity County resort community

Three people were unconscious Wednesday afternoon due to a hydrogen sulfide leak in a manhole in the Westwood Shores resort community in Trinity County, according to Sheriff Woody Wallace.

3 unconscious due to gas leak in Trinity County

A shelter-in-place order was lifted around 5 p.m. Residents are asked to avoid the Dawns Edge and Creekway to Oakridge areas in Westwood Shores.