Man Dies After Falling Into Fuel Tank

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DAYTONA BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) — A man who police said fell into a fuel tank that he was cleaning has died.

The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports Thomas Wood was in critical condition since the accident Monday at a RaceTrac gas station in Daytona Beach.

Wood and another man had been cleaning the tanks when Wood fell in.

Co-worker Dustin Reed told authorities the tank's lid was open when he went to his truck to do paperwork. When he returned a short time later, he didn't see Wood.

He found the man about two minutes later at the bottom of the 6-foot-deep well.

Daytona Beach Fire Department crews performed CPR and took Wood to the hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.

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