Two killed in accident at Antarctic research station
Technicians from US contractor had been working on fire-suppression system at the McMurdo scientific outpost on Ross Island
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It said they were found on the floor by a helicopter pilot who had landed after spotting what appeared to be smoke from the building.
Both were taken from the building and given CPR. One died at the scene. The other was flown to a clinic and pronounced dead shortly after. It happened on Tuesday eastern US time at a generator building that powers a radio transmitter near the McMurdo station.
Technicians pronounced dead at Antarctica station after being found unconscious
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The deaths come just months after a Russian polar researcher stationed at a remote Antarctica base was charged with the attempted murder of a colleague in October.
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