Man Dies Following Theater Special Effects Mishap in Tennessee

Man Dies Following Theater Special Effects Mishap in Tennessee
Smoky Mountain Opry, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Screenshot via Google Maps
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An employee at a theater died after inhaling poisonous gas from a special effect used during a performance.

Josh Ellis was one of three people hospitalized with carbon dioxide gas poisoning after a special effects machine filled an employee-only area with the gas, WATE 6 reported.
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