Easter Monday turns into toxic nightmare for Taranaki coupleSIMON O'CONNOR/Stuff.co.nz Gas from combined chemicals almost had fatal consequences for a couple of Taranaki dairy farmers. On the morning of Easter Monday, David and Tracey Clark were cleaning their milking shed. David - a central Taranaki farmer - did the floor and left the chemicals on to soak while he went to feed the cows. It was a mistake that turned a normal day into a toxic nightmare for the sharemilking couple. READ MORE: Farmer in serious condition after inhaling fumes from accidentally mixed chemicals"I tipped the bucket out when I had finished and it was pretty much instant mustard gas," Tracey said.

Source: Stuff April 19, 2017 07:21 UTC