An emergency vehicle rushes to a food processing plant in Vernon, California, after two unconscious workers found. - Screencapture Via KCAL

An emergency vehicle rushes to a food processing plant in Vernon, California, after two unconscious workers found.

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Two people suffocated to death when liquid nitrogen leaked Tuesday night at a food processing plant near Los Angeles.

At about 7 p.m., personnel at the Golden West Food Group plant in Vernon, California, reported a gas leak to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, local media report. Firefighters arrived to find a man and woman unconscious in a refrigerated room.

Despite being rushed to local hospitals, the two victims later died.

Hazardous materials experts determined the leaking substance to be liquid nitrogen, fire official report.

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