Detectives in Hollywood and Boynton Beach continued their investigations Wednesday after the recent deaths of two people who worked with pesticides in Pompano Beach.
The Anderson Pest Control job was on Saturday at the Baer’s Furniture Warehouse, at 1589 NW 12th Ave., which Pompano Beach Fire Rescue personnel determined was safe on Tuesday.
A man who had worked with the Anderson Pest Control team turned up dead in a vehicle at Taft Street and North 17 Avenue, in Hollywood, police said.
Another member of the pest control team who worked at the warehouse died on Saturday in Boynton Beach and another was hospitalized in Palm Beach County.
David Gavalgni, the owner of Command Pest Control, said news of the deaths has raised concerns among those who work in fumigation services in South Florida.
“It is very dangerous work,” Gavalgni said.
The medical examiners in Broward and Palm Beach had yet to release the cause of death in the two cases on Wednesday evening.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported the deaths to the Environmental Protection Agency, officials said.
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