Federal and state officials are investigating the death of a teenager who was overcome by fumes in a tunnel at a Kern County recycling plant where he worked.
Armando Ramirez, 16, was killed late Wednesday morning as he was cleaning the inside of a drain pipe.
His brother, Eladio Ramirez, 22, was critically injured after trying to rescue him, said Kern County Fire Department Capt. Joaquin Gaeta.
A third man who was not identified was also treated for injuries.
The brothers were found unconscious about 7 feet down a shaft at the Community Recycling Center in Lamont, just southeast of Bakersfield, Gaeta said.
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