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Authorities on Wednesday recovered the bodies of five contractors killed after a fire broke out in the empty water tunnel they were working in at a hydroelectric generating plant near Georgetown, Colorado.

The bodies were not burned, Clear Creek County Undersheriff Stu Nay told reporters. They had no signs of trauma, suggesting they died from inhaling "noxious" smoke or fumes.

They were taken to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office in Golden, Colorado, authorities said. Read full article »

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