Horrific Loss

A 15-year-old boy working construction near Winnipeg died yesterday after he was buried in hot asphalt. Police say the youth was working for a paving company doing road repairs at the time. His name is being witRating 2 eld at the request of his family. Officials with Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health are also investigating. Fire chief Wallace Drysdale said emergency crews arrived minutes after being notified of the accident yesterday morning. "There was a young man buried completely up to his hair in hot asphalt," he said. Drysdale said a construction company had been dumping a trailer full of asphalt into a massive pile to use for various projects around town. "He'd been standing behind the truck, from what we gather, and the load dumped on him. It knocked him over," he said. Two workers suffered burns while trying to get him out.

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