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Police: Woman Dead After Exposure to Toxic Fumes Used Industrial Chemicals

Firefighters: One Woman in Critical Condition After Exposure to Toxic Fumes
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Police have revealed more about the details surrounding a woman's death after she was exposed to a cleaner's toxic fumes on Thursday.

The Tallahassee Police Department said that an initial investigation shows that 48-year-old Ada Skverckas was using industrial chemicals inside the business on Thursday, when she passed out from the fumes.

This comes after police found Skverckas in critical condition with four others who were exposed to the fumes at the Flying Unicorn Scrapbook business on Capital Circle SE. 

Police said that the final cause of death will not be determined until the toxicology results are returned from the autopsy, which was performed earlier Friday. 

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call TPD at (850) 891-4200 or if they wish to remain anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers at (850) 574-TIPS.