Man dies from freak accident while painting car in Houston

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Man dies after inhaling nitrogen gas at body shop
Man dies after inhaling nitrogen gas at body shop.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man has died after inhaling nitrogen gas while painting a car, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.

According to deputies, the man hooked up a nitrogen pump instead of oxygen at the business on Veterans Memorial Drive.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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