Six people died at a dairy on the Colorado plains from an apparent accident involving exposure to gas, authorities said Thursday.
The dead are all male and Hispanic, said Jolene Weiner, chief deputy coroner for Weld County. Their identities were being withheld pending notification of the families.
“We are investigating these deaths as the possible consequence of gas exposure in a confined space,” Weiner said. Autopsies are planned and investigators are looking into what kind of gases may have played a role in the deaths…