Worker in His 70s Suffocates from Oil Vapor and Dies After Falling into Oil Tank

A man in his 70s died after falling into a fuel tank while performing maintenance work on a storage tank at a gas station.

According to the Haeundae Police Station in Busan on the 5th, at around 8:26 a.m. that day, Mr. A was carrying out maintenance work on an underground fuel tank with a depth of 4 to 5 meters at a gas station in Seokdae-dong, Haeundae-gu, when he was overcome by fuel vapors and fell into the tank.

The fire rescue team responded, but Mr. A was found dead.

The 119 rescue team is rescuing a man in his 70s who fell into a fuel tank at a gas station in Haeundae District, Busan. The man suffocated due to fuel vapor while performing maintenance work and died. Provided by Busan Police Agency.

Entrance of a fuel tank at a gas station in Haeundae-gu, Busan, where a man in his 70s fell while performing maintenance work. Provided by Busan Metropolitan Police Agency.