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08/06/2005
Two men killed in slurry incident named
The two workers killed following an incident involving a container of slurry in Co Down have been named.
The two men, Robert James Wilson, 21, of Cloughmills, and James Kenneth Blair, 33, of Rasharkin, were working on a farm at Ballela, near Katesbridge when the container burst.
Emergency services were called to the farm buildings on the Shanrod Road just after 3pm on Tuesday and a specialist rescue team from Belfast was immediately brought in to retrieve the bodies.
Police have confimed that they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths and that Health and Safety Executive inspectors will also examine the scene.
(MB/SP)
The two men, Robert James Wilson, 21, of Cloughmills, and James Kenneth Blair, 33, of Rasharkin, were working on a farm at Ballela, near Katesbridge when the container burst.
Emergency services were called to the farm buildings on the Shanrod Road just after 3pm on Tuesday and a specialist rescue team from Belfast was immediately brought in to retrieve the bodies.
Police have confimed that they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths and that Health and Safety Executive inspectors will also examine the scene.
(MB/SP)
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