Cris Abraham, 36, was one of four people working inside a utility room on Oct. 31 when carbon dioxide was suddenly released from the fire suppression system, displacing oxygen in the room.
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The three others in the room were able to evacuate safely.
But the odorless gas caused Abraham, a married father of two, to go into cardiac arrest. Firefighters arrived wearing protective gear, got him to safety and performed CPR.
He was hospitalized in a medically-induced coma.
Abraham died on Friday, Nov. 11, according to Cal/OSHA.
The agency said Abraham was working for Brymax Construction Services performing brazing work in an electrical work at the airport that day. The automatic carbon dioxide fire-suppression system activated, exposing him to the gas.
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Cal/OSHA has opened an investigation and has up to six months to issue citations if merited.
A GoFundMe page has been started to help the Abraham family.
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