Originally published on November 27, 2013 <br /><br />Ten people, including three paramedics, were hospitalised after breathing toxic cleaner fumes from a water tank on a dairy farm in Cloverlea, Australia on Wednesday (November 27). <br /><br />According to the Herald Sun, 48-year-old Simon Coster entered a closed water tank and succummbed to the toxic fumes that arose from the ammonia reagent he was using to clean the tank interior.<br /><br />In rescue attempts that followed, Coster's son and another farm worker successively entered the tank and fell unconscious from the toxic fumes. Their bodies were eventually dragged out through a hole cut from the side of tank by other dairy workers. <br /><br />Ten people, including three paramedics who later arrived on the scene, were hospitalised after inhaling the toxic ammonia fumes.<br /><br />Two of the workers who passed out in the tank were airlifted to the Royal Melbourne hospital for critical care. Another worker is under critical condition in The Alfred Hospital. <br /><br />The Coster family have owned the dairy farm for generations, according to Cloverlea residents in a Herald Sun report.<br /><br />Ammonia is a light, colorless gas that is often added to water to create industrial-grade cleaners. The gas interacts with moisture in the eyes and mucosal surfaces to form caustic ammonium hydroxide.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
