6 Dead In Mysterious Dairy Farm Accident

Some tragic news has been reported in Colorado.

Six people have died in an accident at a dairy farm in Weld County, Colorado.

What caused the six people’s deaths is currently unknown, but it was reported that “confined space” rescue crews were sent to the farm.

ABC News reported more in-depth details on the tragic accident:

Six people died in an accident at a dairy farm in Colorado, authorities said.

Fire crews were dispatched to a dairy farm in Weld County on Wednesday evening for a “confined space rescue,” Southeast Weld Fire District Chief Tom Beach said in a statement.

“Crews responded and took appropriate precautions to enter the confined space to perform rescue operations,” Beach said in a statement on Thursday. “Unfortunately, District personnel recovered six deceased individuals from the space.”

No additional details on the incident were released by the Southeast Weld Fire District.

The dairy farm is located in Keenesburg, in a rural area about 45 miles northeast of Denver.

The Weld County Sheriff’s Office said there is not believed to be any criminal element.

Here’s a drone shot of the farm:

Six people, including a high school student, were found dead after emergency crews were called out to a dairy operation in Colorado.

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The official press release from the Southeast Weld Fire District:

🚨🇺🇸 SIX DEAD IN COLORADO DAIRY FARM ACCIDENT

Six people died at a dairy farm in Keenesburg, Weld County, Colorado, after becoming trapped in a confined space.

Southeast Weld Fire District said crews were dispatched around 6 p.m. on Aug. 20 for a rescue but instead recovered… pic.twitter.com/otWvoqCL0W

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USA Today reported all six men were Hispanic:

Weld County Deputy Chief Coroner Jolene Weiner said the agency would not be releasing the names and ages of the victims until the families have been notified. All six were Hispanic males, she said. Autopsies will be done in the coming days but Weiner said the coroner’s office was investigating the “deaths as possibly be the result of a gas exposure in a confined space.”

OSHA is investigating the incident, said agency spokesperson Chauntra Rideaux. More information will be available after the inspection is complete, Rideaux said.

Weld County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Melissa Chesmore said the agency responded to the scene and that “nothing criminal in nature was discovered.” Chesmore deferred additional questions to the fire district.