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Worker dies buried in 50,000 gallons of hot asphalt

A worker died after a tank truck carrying 50,000 gallons of hot asphalt ruptured in South Houston, burying him under three feet of material. Emergency crews recovered the body, and an investigation into the cause is ongoing.