Hazmat scene appears to be suicide
Car filled with toxic chemicals
Updated: Tuesday, 03 Nov 2009, 6:16 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 03 Nov 2009, 9:41 AM EST
EAST BLOOMFIELD, NY - Police in Ontario County have ruled that a bizarre death is in fact a suicide.
A 21-year-old man was found dead in his car in Boughton Park, East Bloomfield. The car was filled with toxic gas, and a note was taped to the windshield, warning people to not open the door.
Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero said that the man mixed two 5-gallon containers of the chemical himself, and died from inhaling the fumes. The deadly chemical was hydrogen sulfite, made by inhaling common household cleaners.
Police are only identifying the man as an Ontario County resident.
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